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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain-free conditions are expected through at least Thursday
of next week. Minimum daytime relative humidity values will
sink to a mix of 20s an 30s across most areas east of
I-77 this afternoon. Through the middle of next week, high
temperatures will trend higher with minimum RH values for many 
area in the 30s and 40s.

Isolated to scattered showers return to the forecast
Friday into Saturday.

VAZ023-262015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
242 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          80           49           77           
Min/Max RH %          28           84           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5        NW  7 G18    NW  8 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  7         NW  6        NW  9 G22    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5750                      4810         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 16                      NW 21        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    92000                     101010       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         26 Fair      35 Fair      52 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          86 Good      5 Very Poor  84 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 49 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation above normal.