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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
135 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass arrives today, with min RH values falling 
below 50 percent Monday and Tuesday. Northwest 
winds 10 to 20 MPH are expected today.

VAZ023-232030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
135 AM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           55           82           
Min/Max RH %          40           87           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  6 G19     NW  4        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G17    Lgt/Var      NW  6        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6940                      6600         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    97160                     66000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         97 Good      56 Gen Good  81 Good      
Max ADI Late          111 Very Good2 Very Poor  87 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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