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
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms today through 
this evening, generally along and north of the US 460 corridor. 
Another front crosses the area Friday, bringing gusty winds Friday 
through Saturday, and another chance for showers. 

Behind the front, for the weekend, temperatures and dew points 
plummet, with frost possible in the mountains Sunday morning. 

Dry weather and near normal temperatures return by early next week.

VAZ023-160815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
154 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          61           86           46           58           
Max/Min RH %          100          50           83           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        NW 12 G29    N 10 G27     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G20    NW 12 G29    N 10 G23     
Precip Amount         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                         1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM                      8 PM                      
Precip End            9 PM                      6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5720                      5390         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 22                      N 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 125840                    134750       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       23 Fair      41 Gen Good  103 Very Good
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  94 Good      41 Gen Good  110 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            10           3            3            
Max LVORI Late        10           2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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