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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
232 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front should slowly drift southeastward during this
weekend, which will serve as a focus for more chances of showers
and thunderstorms. High pressure will build later on Monday to 
bring lower chances of storms. Hot and humid conditions should 
arrive by the middle of next week. Fire weather concerns will 
remain low.

VAZ023-280830-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
232 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           60           40           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           40           20           
Min/Max Temp          67           86           66           90           
Max/Min RH %          100          63           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.07         0.10         0.10         0.01         
Precip Duration       2            2            1            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   1 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4020                      5090         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  2                      NE  1        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 8040                      5090         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      9 Poor       12 Poor      5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  11 Poor      1 Very Poor  12 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            8            3            

Remarks...None.

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

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