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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
233 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front is now located near the NC/SC border, allowing
cooler conditions across the region. An upper level disturbance
will head slowly southeast from the Ohio Valley towards, and
then across our region, keeping showers, and perhaps a few
storms, across our area. Locally heavy rain will be possible.

We dry out Tuesday into Thursday with temperatures warming back
above normal. Late next week, there is a potential for more
showers and storms Friday into the weekend but with temperatures
still on the warmer side of normal.

VAZ023-130815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
233 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           70           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          63           77           60           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          71           99           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  4        E  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         E  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.18         0.12         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       9            3                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3420                      4490         
Transport Wnd (mph)                E  9                      E  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 30780                     13470        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      35 Fair      26 Fair      21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  36 Fair      1 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       7            7            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            4            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
42 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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