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
214 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through Friday with wetting rains likely
tonight, then more scattered in nature Thursday into Friday. 

Passage of a front will bring cooler temperatures for the
weekend into early next week.

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Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
214 PM EST Wed Nov 4 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     100          20           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          61           72           52           70           
Max/Min RH %          100          73           97           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  4         S  4 G20     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6 G23     S  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.33         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       7            1            1            1            
Precip Begin          7 PM         Continuing   9 PM         Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   4 PM         Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2890                      4340         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20230                     69440        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  78 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            8            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            4            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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