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
235 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front approaching the region overnight will keep
the potential for showers and a few storms in the forecast.
Coverage of showers and storms will increase on Sunday as the
cold front crosses the region. Lingering showers will continue
into Monday behind the front. Not until Tuesday will much of 
the region be precipiation-free, and remain that way through
Thursday

Temperatures will cool through Monday then rebound to values
above normal by the middle to latter half of next week.

VAZ023-120815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
235 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           80           90           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           50           
Min/Max Temp          65           80           64           77           
Max/Min RH %          100          77           100          77           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        E  3         
Precip Amount         0.10         0.27         0.25         0.36         
Precip Duration       4            11           8            10           
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2230                      2420         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE 10                     E  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 22300                     21780        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  8 Poor       19 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  32 Fair      6 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            8            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            5            6            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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