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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
351 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue through Thursday morning. On
Thursday night into Friday morning, a cold front will head south 
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to
the area, especially western and northern sections.
An additional disturbance will head across the Great Lakes
region over the weekend, helping to maintain the potential
for showers and storms. Temperatures through the period
will be above normal for this time of year.

There are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.

VAZ023-092015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
351 AM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          90           65           92           
Min/Max RH %          48           85           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  5         W  4 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        SW  4        W  7 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                 0            
Precip Begin                                    2 PM         
Precip End                                      5 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6260                      7130         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  8                     W 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    50080                     149730       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       28 Fair      101 Very Good
Max ADI Late          56 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  109 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY 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. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 80 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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