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
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms this afternoon...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected this afternoon
into tonight. A strong cold front will cross the area 
preceded by gusty surface winds and very warm temperatures.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible 
with damaging winds the main threat.

Winds will be gusting to 20 to 35 mph before the storms.
Wetting rains will occur for most but not everyone, and
some may receive an inch or more if multiple storms move
over. Drying out Friday afternoon into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

VAZ023-182030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     40           70           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          92           65           84           
Min/Max RH %          49           89           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  9 G29    W  7 G20     W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 12 G28     SW  5        NW  9 G21    
Precip Amount         0.03         0.07         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            6            2            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   9 AM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6110                      7140         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 33                      NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    201630                    121380       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         120 Very Good68 Good      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          120 Very Good15 Gen Poor  83 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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