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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

VAZ023-152015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           40           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           
Max/Min Temp          87           69           89           
Min/Max RH %          63           99           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.06         0.10         0.35         
Precip Duration       1            2            2            
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4630                      7390         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  3                      W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    13890                     125630       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  9 Poor       30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          16 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

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