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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Widespread showers and thunderstorms continue through Wednesday as
a cold front slowly sinks south through the region. There will
continue to be quite a bit of lightning through Thursday. A drier
air mass tries to build into SE WV and parts of central VA
Thursday, while moist air remains elsewhere. Additional chances
for wetting rain are expected in these more humid locations
Thursday and Friday. More widespread showers and storms are
forecast for the weekend. Overall, there are only low fire
weather concerns at this time given the wetting rains expected.
VAZ023-220815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
225 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Showers
Chance Precip (%) 90 40 30 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 70 40 30 0
Min/Max Temp 68 86 62 78
Max/Min RH % 100 56 87 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SW 7 G21 SW 4 NW 3 NE 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SW 5 G21 W 4 N 3 E 3
Precip Amount 0.61 0.12 0.03 0.00
Precip Duration 8 1 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5210 3780
Transport Wnd (mph) W 13 NE 5
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 67730 18900
Dispersion Fair Fair
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 66 Good 27 Fair 28 Fair
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 71 Good 3 Very Poor 23 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 6 4 4
Max LVORI Late 8 3 5 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.