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
238 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...


A slight cooling period will continue, with temperatures in the 
Mountains expected to be in the low to mid 80s, and Piedmont 
locations likely remaining in the 90s. This will mean heat index 
values will peak in the low 90s across the mountains, and the low
upper 90s across the Piedmont. Each day the region looks to cool 
by a few degrees, which will bring temperatures back to seasonal 
values for this time of the year. 

Increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms beginning 
today and into next week may cause issues with lightning- 
started fires; however, they will also bring much needed rainfall
to the region.

VAZ023-060815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
238 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           70           60           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           70           60           50           
Min/Max Temp          70           90           67           90           
Max/Min RH %          89           48           99           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.02         0.09         0.13         0.06         
Precip Duration       1            3            3            4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         12 PM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            12 AM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5230                      5480         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  7                      NW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 36610                     76720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  10 Poor      50 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  38 Fair      2 Very Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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