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
258 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions look to remain across the majority of the region 
through early next week. Minimum RH values will mainly be in 
the 30s and 40s through Monday, 20s and 30s Tuesday, then 
increasing midweek as precipitation chances return in large part to
an approaching cold front from the west. The front looks to bring
the region's next chance for a widespread wetting rainfall.

Temperatures warm over the weekend into next week with some 
record heat possible Monday and Tuesday. Overall, fire weather 
concerns remain low for much of the area at this time, but will 
continue to be monitored.

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VAZ023-162015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
258 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          85           59           89           
Min/Max RH %          39           81           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5960                      8220         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 12                     SW  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    71520                     49320        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  24 Fair      26 Fair      
Max ADI Late          72 Good      1 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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