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
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be
possible most afternoons and evenings through Friday. Localized 
heavy rain will be possible. By the holiday weekend, showers and
storms will become more widespread. Otherwise, very hot and humid
conditions will become a huge concern Wednesday through the
weekend. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

VAZ023-300815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     20           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          67           92           67           98           
Max/Min RH %          99           53           93           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       0                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4740                      7310         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  3                     NW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 14220                     21930        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      24 Fair      27 Fair      42 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  26 Fair      2 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            7            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 32 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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