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
220 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry through Wednesday as high pressure passes overhead. The 
next chance of wetting showers is Thursday and Friday.

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Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
220 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          51           80           59           89           
Max/Min RH %          77           38           79           36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  6 G19    Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      W  6 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6630                      8680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  8                     SW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 53040                     147560       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         98 Good      20 Gen Poor  66 Good      92 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  79 Good      1 Very Poor  147 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Not as warm. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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