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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday.
Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Humidity will remain high through the week.
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VAZ023-100815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
Tonight Wed Wed Night Thu
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 60 20 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 50 20 20
Min/Max Temp 67 86 68 94
Max/Min RH % 95 63 94 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) S 3 SW 3 SW 4 NW 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 4
Precip Amount 0.08 0.07 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration 1 4 0 0
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing Continuing 8 PM 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3300 5090
Transport Wnd (mph) SW 9 W 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 29700 45810
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 34 Fair 22 Fair 32 Fair 78 Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 37 Fair 3 Very Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 7 6 6
Max LVORI Late 6 3 7 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.