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
245 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cold front will move across the area tonight providing clouds, 
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Best chance 
for rain is east of the Blue Ridge.

Cooler and drier weather should arrive later Friday in the wake
of a second cold front. Passage of this front will bring a 
transition to cooler brisk conditions for the weekend. 

High pressure is expected to dominate next week with moderating 
temperatures and little or no threat for precipitation until
late in the week.

VAZ023-060915-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
245 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           71           40           61           
Max/Min RH %          97           46           88           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  4        NW  9 G23    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        NW  7 G22    NW  9 G21    
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            11 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5280                      4050         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 89760                     81000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  33 Fair      5 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  95 Good      5 Very Poor  76 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        8            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 31 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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