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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
159 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Passage of a warm front this afternoon will trigger widespread
showers and widely scattered thunderstorms, with more organized
coverage forecast to occur across the Piedmont. Much of the lower
Mid-Atlantic will receive wetting rainfall, though amounts will
remain below 0.25" for most. Otherwise, widespread cloud cover
will help hold afternoon relative humidity above 60 percent area-
wide. Drier weather will arrive on Sunday, and is forecast to
persist through at least Wednesday.
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Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
159 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip (%) 70 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 66 89 64 87
Max/Min RH % 100 57 97 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NW 3 NW 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 3 Lgt/Var N 4
Precip Amount 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 6
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 4 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4790 5650
Transport Wnd (mph) W 10 N 16
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 47900 90400
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 34 Fair 30 Fair 73 Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 55 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 9 9 6 7
Max LVORI Late 9 3 8 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 80s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.