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
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.

VAZ023-282015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          88           62           84           
Min/Max RH %          49           98           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.03         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            0                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5120                      4570         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  6                      SE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    30720                     31990        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      12 Poor      39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          31 Fair      2 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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