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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
313 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring widespread 
rainfall to the
area today and rain will continue into Sunday.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

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Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
313 AM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           100          100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          64           55           68           
Min/Max RH %          65           100          90           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3 G20    E  8 G30     NE  6 G28    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  6 G25     NE  9 G31    E  4         
Precip Amount         0.10         0.81         0.68         
Precip Duration       2            12           10           
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2190                      2180         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 13                      SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28470                     34880        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          26 Fair      13 Gen Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        4            7            8            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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