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
234 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the end of next week. Temperatures 
will remain near seasonal normals, with highs in the 60s and 70s, 
and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH values look to drop into 
the 30-40 percent range over the next couple of days during the 
afternoon hours of peak heating.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
The next best chance for rainfall looks to be around the first of
the month. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

VAZ023-232015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
234 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          65           37           63           
Min/Max RH %          41           100          38           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4460                      3950         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  8                     E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35680                     27650        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      10 Poor      22 Fair      
Max ADI Late          41 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        1            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
50 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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