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
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through Friday with wetting rains likely
tonight, then more scattered Thursday into Friday. 

Passage of a front will bring cooler temperatures for the
weekend into early next week.

VAZ023-042130-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
203 AM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          73           60           77           
Min/Max RH %          64           100          70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  4 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         S  5 G23     S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.12         0.02         
Precip Duration                    5            1            
Precip Begin                       7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   4 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3930                      3080         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 17                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    66810                     30800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          55 Gen Good  9 Poor       34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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