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
231 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A drier airmass will remain across the region through Tuesday 
with min RH values falling below 50 percent for both Monday and 
Tuesday. Northwest winds 5 to 10 MPH are expected today. Overall, 
fire weather concerns look to remain low given recent rainfall 
across the region.

VAZ023-242030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
231 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           53           85           
Min/Max RH %          38           90           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6780                      6420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 12                      SW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    81360                     19260        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         63 Good      43 Gen Good  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          88 Good      2 Very Poor  31 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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