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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Minimum RH holding at 50 
percent or above areawide.

A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.

VAZ023-212015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           80           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          83           64           84           
Min/Max RH %          62           100          63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.06         0.31         0.12         
Precip Duration       1            8            3            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   5 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3910                      5650         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  5                     SW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    19550                     16950        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      9 Poor       24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          24 Fair      2 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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