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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Due to the stalled front across the area, fire weather will
continue to be aided by daily wetting rainfall. Light winds
are forecast, with heavy cloud cover through Wednesday night.
Additional rainfall of 0.50-1.00" is expected, with some areas
potentially seeing several inches of rain under the heaviest
thunderstorms. Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the
weekend, though wet grounds will continue to keep any fire
danger threat low. Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts
of 15-20 mph possible.
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VAZ023-262030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 100 70 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 70 70 50
Max/Min Temp 80 64 82
Min/Max RH % 80 99 72
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 3
Precip Amount 0.15 0.25 0.07
Precip Duration 5 3 5
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 2900 3660
Transport Wnd (mph) S 8 W 18
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 23200 65880
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 5 Very Poor 22 Fair 37 Fair
Max ADI Late 27 Fair 4 Very Poor 65 Good
Max LVORI Early 9 7 7
Max LVORI Late 6 7 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.