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
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front stalls over parts of VA and NC tonight, then lifts
north tomorrow and tomorrow night back through the area. While 
this front is in the vicinity, showers and thunderstorms are 
expected into Sunday. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns. Drier weather is expected Monday through Wednesday.

VAZ023-120830-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
249 PM EDT Fri Sep 11 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           60           80           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           20           
Min/Max Temp          66           82           66           88           
Max/Min RH %          100          77           100          56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.08         0.16         0.42         0.03         
Precip Duration       1            2            5            0            
Precip Begin          6 PM         6 AM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            1 AM         Continuing   4 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2530                      4830         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  5                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 12650                     57960        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      11 Poor      8 Poor       40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  11 Poor      2 Very Poor  65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            8            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            5            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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