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
211 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon, lasting into 
the evening, thanks to a cold front moving into the area. Storms 
will have the potential to be severe, with damaging winds as the 
main threat, though large hail cannot be ruled out in the mountains. 
Temperatures remain above normal, with highs in the 80s/90s. Heat 
indices will be over 100 degrees in the Piedmont, due to high 
moisture amounts in the area. Westerly winds will be around 10 mph 
this afternoon, gusting to 20+ mph at times. While a decent portion
of the area should see some rainfall, higher amounts will be limited 
to areas under the strongest storms. 

The cold front pushes off to our south for Saturday, with mostly dry 
conditions expected, outside of a chance of storms in the NC 
mountains. Slightly drier air moves in briefly, with MinRH values 
around 30% north of US-460 tomorrow, as temperatures fall about 5-10 
degrees. Winds turn to the northwest and become light and variable. 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind flow sets up, 
with gusts of 20+ mph expected. Moisture and temperatures increase 
once again, with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into 
the area. Storms could be severe.

VAZ023-130815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
211 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            0            70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            50           
Min/Max Temp          66           89           66           92           
Max/Min RH %          86           33           84           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  6 G19    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6 G18    
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.03         
Precip Duration       1                                      3            
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   7 AM         
Precip End            9 PM                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 7050                      6630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  8                      SW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56400                     119340       
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         51 Gen Good  24 Fair      41 Gen Good  77 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  67 Good      1 Very Poor  111 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.

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