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
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with near to 
slightly above normal temperatures. 

The next appreciable chance for rainfall looks to be early
November. 

Thankfully no very gusty winds or very low RH values are expected 
through the end of the month.

VAZ023-270815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          40           74           44           69           
Max/Min RH %          96           40           100          54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4090                      3340         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  5                      S  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20450                     16700        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  8 Poor       18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  24 Fair      3 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       3            6            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Light
winds. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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