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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
303 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon are expected to fall
into the upper 30s to lower 40s percent range east of the mountains,
and mid 40 to low 50 percent range west of the Blue Ridge mountains. 
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid conditions 
will return for late week and into the weekend; however, rain
chances look to remain low at this time, with no significant
upper level feature forecast to bring widespread rain at this
time.
Overall, there are no fire weather concerns at this time;
however,
continued dry and hot conditions may increase concerns without a
substantial wetting rain over the coming weeks.

VAZ023-152015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
303 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           56           90           
Min/Max RH %          49           94           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3810                      4400         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  5                      SE  1        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    19050                     4400         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      14 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          28 Fair      2 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       4            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs around
90. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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