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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
207 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cool moist northeasterly wind flow will result in persist 
cloud cover through Monday morning. Skies will become sunny
tomorrow from north to south as high pressure builds in. Expect 
dry weather for the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting 
rain may not come until next weekend.

VAZ023-050815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
207 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          52           75           43           72           
Max/Min RH %          100          32           91           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4750                      3940         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 13                     S  1         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61750                     3940         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  37 Fair      18 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  68 Good      2 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       10           7            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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