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
453 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Above normal temperatures expected through Sunday, warmest 
readings today and Friday. There is also the chance for
thunderstorms...widely scattered today, but more widespread
Friday with the passage of a front.  Winds today will be from 
the west or southwest, generally under 10 mph.  Storms will 
contain much stronger wind gusts with variable wind directions.

A cold front passage will bring a wind shift to the northwest 
Friday night with drier air arriving for Saturday. Humidity 
minimums near 30% are possible Saturday afternoon.

VAZ023-112015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
453 AM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           50           
Max/Min Temp          95           69           93           
Min/Max RH %          41           84           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         W  4 G20     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         Lgt/Var      W  7 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.06         
Precip Duration                    0            1            
Precip Begin                       6 PM         3 PM         
Precip End                         9 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5810                      7190         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  9                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52290                     100660       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         79 Good      62 Good      92 Good      
Max ADI Late          78 Good      2 Very Poor  103 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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