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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
232 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A warming trend is expected through the end of the week with
increasing humidity and a chance for showers and thunderstorms.
A cold front over the Great Lakes is forecast to move south and
stall over the region.  This will bring daily opportunity for
scattered showers and thunderstorms through the upcoming weekend. 

In spite of the hit and miss nature of the showers, the higher
dewpoints and humidity should mitigate fire concerns.

VAZ023-170830-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
232 PM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           0            70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           0            20           
Min/Max Temp          62           93           66           90           
Max/Min RH %          88           45           96           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.12         0.00         0.10         
Precip Duration                    1                         3            
Precip Begin                       12 PM                     2 PM         
Precip End                         6 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5390                      4940         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  8                      NE  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 43120                     9880         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  7 Poor       34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
68 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
78 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

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