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
210 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry weather with warmer temperatures into Friday. For this weekend
rainfall chances will increase thanks to a slow moving front. We cool
down with the front into next week.

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Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
210 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          57           88           59           91           
Max/Min RH %          91           33           87           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6380                      6180         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  8                     W 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 51040                     129780       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      14 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  49 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  139 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 72 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 50s.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 80 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
42 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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