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
243 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected through tonight. Scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected through
tonight as a cold front works its way across the region.
Strong wind gusts and the potential for scattered wind damage
and localized flooding are possible. 

Dry weather returns Friday afternoon into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

VAZ023-190815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
243 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           83           58           84           
Max/Min RH %          96           42           79           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  7 G23     W  3         NW  7 G22    NW  5 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  9 G21    NW  4        NW  7 G18    
Precip Amount         0.15         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            2                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   11 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6220                      6890         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 23                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 143060                    82680        
Dispersion            Poor                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         59 Gen Good  58 Gen Good  87 Good      73 Good      
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      104 Very Good3 Very Poor  80 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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