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
238 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and dry conditions 
areawide will lead to minimum RH values mainly falling into the 
20s/30s on today, with an increase mainly for the mountains by 
Wednesday as a cold front arrives and advects 
moisture north. Overall, with winds remaining mainly under 12 
mph, the fire weather concerns look to remain low for much of the
area at this time even though conditions will be hot and dry
early this week. Several days of rainfall look to occur across the
region starting Wednesday, which will be beneficial for the area.
Depending on the amount of rainfall over this period, drought
conditions may improve slightly, reducing the overall fire
weather threat across the area as we head into summer. 


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VAZ023-192015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
238 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            40           
Max/Min Temp          95           66           93           
Min/Max RH %          31           68           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    1 PM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8190                      10830        
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 12                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    98280                     108300       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  105 Very Good
Max ADI Late          104 Very Good3 Very Poor  127 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 77 percent. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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