Fire Weather Forecast - Botetourt County, VA

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
203 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

Periods of rain, with the potential for isolated thunderstorms, will 
persist across the lower Mid-Atlantic through late Saturday evening 
as a cold front arrives and stalls across the region. Wetting rainfall 
totals through Saturday night will range generally from 1" to 1.5", 
with locally higher amounts. 

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VAZ023-100915-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
203 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Rain         Snow/Fz Ra   
Chance Precip (%)     70           100          50           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           61           34           43           
Max/Min RH %          99           81           95           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5 G23    W 11 G32     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  3         NW 10 G30    W 14 G35     
Precip Amount         0.22         0.69         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            9            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   1 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1080                      7030         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  8                      W 41         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 8640                      288230       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  4 Very Poor  8 Poor       126 Very Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  9 Poor       28 Fair      142 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       7            9            6            3            
Max LVORI Late        9            8            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the
mid 40s. Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds 20 to 25 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal.  Precipitation near normal.

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