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
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front tracks through the area on Wednesday, bringing
scattered showers and thunderstorms. More dry weather to follow 
for the end of the week, and by Friday, minimum RH's will generally be 
between 20% to 35%, and above 40% for the mountains, as high 
pressure settles in over the area. However, with the recent and
upcoming rainfall, there are no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

Temperatures and humidity start reaching summer-like levels over
the weekend into early next week.


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VAZ023-130815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
234 PM EDT Tue May 12 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            60           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          49           76           47           64           
Max/Min RH %          67           48           86           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  5 G17     SW  5 G18    SW  5 G17    NW 10 G27    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4 G18     SW  6 G18    NW  6 G22    NW 11 G25    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.06         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration                    2            1                         
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   12 AM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5660                      5560         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 18                     NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 101880                    133440       
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         63 Good      68 Good      16 Gen Poor  88 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  77 Good      7 Poor       104 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            3            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 43 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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