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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
205 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

VAZ023-090815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
205 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           79           53           67           
Max/Min RH %          89           36           87           55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4200                      3240         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  1                      SE 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 4200                      38880        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  7 Poor       4 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 96 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
75 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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