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
236 AM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

.DISCUSSION...

The combination of wind and low humidity will result in 
another day of drying today. Now that we have had a widespread 
deep freeze, there is a lot more material available to burn. 
The really low dewpoints the last few days, typical of an Arctic
airmass, and in combination with the wind, has really dried out
the leaf litter. Leaves are crunchy and receptive to fire. A 
higher level of caution is advised if burning.

Temperatures will trend warmer into the upcoming weekend.
Warmest readings are forecast along and east of the Blue Ridge
where readings will return to above normal. Caveat, there will 
be some clouds and showers around and a bit higher Rh, so there 
is a trade off. Winds will diminish for Friday, but increase 
again over the weekend, so not totally out of the woods with 
respect to wind either. 

In a nutshell, several more days of heightened awareness.

As for rain potential... Little or no measurable rain is 
expected until next week. There is a slight chance of showers 
across the mountains this weekend.

VAZ023-142115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
236 AM EST Fri Nov 14 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          67           47           73           
Min/Max RH %          23           91           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  5 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         W  4         W  7 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3930                      4050         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      W 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    51090                     101250       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      4 Very Poor  68 Good      
Max ADI Late          56 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  79 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            2            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 32 percent. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 25 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 58 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 63 percent. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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