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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.
VAZ023-280815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 50 40 30 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 40 30 0
Min/Max Temp 63 88 63 85
Max/Min RH % 100 56 100 57
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 1 PM Continuing
Precip End 11 PM Continuing 1 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5190 4740
Transport Wnd (mph) NE 1 E 1
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 5190 4740
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 8 Poor 11 Poor 10 Poor
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 13 Gen Poor 1 Very Poor 10 Poor
Max LVORI Early 9 10 8 10
Max LVORI Late 10 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 45 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.