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
314 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain overspreading the area this morning will diminish from west 
to east during late morning, with the last of the showers exiting 
the Southside during mid afternoon, coupled with decreasing 
clouds. Winds will remain breezy from the north through the day, 
with gusts ranging from 20 mph for much of the lower Mid-
Atlantic, to as high as 35 mph along the higher mountain ridges. 
Speeds will gradually diminish during this evening into tonight 
as high pressure approaches, however latest data suggests that 
somewhat breezy conditions may persist through dawn Sunday.

VAZ023-172015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
314 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          57           35           60           
Min/Max RH %          45           71           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  8 G21     N  6 G17     NE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  9 G19     N  4         NE  5        
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            11 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5460                      3750         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N 21                      NE 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    114660                    45000        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         61 Good      37 Fair      37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          83 Good      3 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.

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

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