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
209 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A frontal boundary will remain situated over the Carolinas through 
the weekend, and easterly flow will keep moisture across the 
southern half of the area, though some drier air is working its way 
into northern portions of the area. Showers will be confined mostly 
south of the area today, but a few stray showers may develop over
the mountains later. Chances for scattered showers and possible 
storms increase Friday and continue through the weekend, with the 
highest chances over the mountains. Plenty of cloud cover for the 
next day or two and cooler air will keep temperatures below normal
through the weekend. Overall, fire weather concerns are little to
none at this time.

VAZ023-240815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
209 PM EDT Thu Jul 23 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           50           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          61           77           62           80           
Max/Min RH %          92           67           99           68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.03         
Precip Duration                    1            1            2            
Precip Begin                       6 AM         6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         3 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3490                      2670         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E 12                      NW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 41880                     13350        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  35 Fair      26 Fair      7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       5            6            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        6            3            6            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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