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
259 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will drift towards North Carolina later today, 
which should provide more showers and thunderstorms. High 
pressure will build later on Monday to bring lower chances 
of storms for the remainder of this week. Hot and humid 
conditions will take place during the latter half of this 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ023-282015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
259 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           40           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           20           
Max/Min Temp          83           65           89           
Min/Max RH %          73           97           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.15         0.05         0.02         
Precip Duration       6            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4020                      5090         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  2                      NE  1        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    8040                      5090         
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       12 Poor      5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      1 Very Poor  12 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 53 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.

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

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