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
115 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the beginning of next week, under the 
influence of surface high pressure. Deep mixing of very dry air 
aloft during the afternoons will result in minimum relative humidity 
values in the 20% to 30%, with a few isolated locations possibly in 
the teens. Northerly winds remain less than 10 knots through 
Wednesday, turning more northwesterly Thursday, and northeast to 
easterly by the end of the week. Temperatures will remain near
seasonal normals, with highs in the 60s and 70s, and lows in the
30s and 40s.

No measureable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.

VAZ023-210815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
115 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          40           73           38           75           
Max/Min RH %          94           28           76           25           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3090                      3780         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  3                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 9270                      37800        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  11 Poor      4 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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