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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1257 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

.DISCUSSION...

...LOW HUMIDITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, BUT LIGHTER WINDS...

High pressure shifts east today ahead of a warm front. Light
to calm winds will turn south to southwest by the afternoon.
Wind speeds will mainly be in the 5 to 10 mph range, with a 
few gusts 15-20 mph possible with the heating/mixing after midday.
Increasing clouds will put a lid on temperatures across most
of the West Virginia into Virginia area so lower humidity may 
occur more in the noon-2pm time frame.

Wetting rains likely tonight in the mountains of West Virginia
into Virginia, with lighter amounts or none across southside
Virginia into North Carolina. 

After today, humidity levels increase for much of the week,
with the next good chance of wetting rain arriving Friday
into Saturday.

VAZ023-182115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
1257 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Rain         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            70           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          57           43           69           
Min/Max RH %          27           97           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.20         0.00         
Precip Duration                    5                         
Precip Begin                       6 PM                      
Precip End                         2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2600                      3250         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  8                      W  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    20800                     16250        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      4 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       3            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows around 50.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs around 60. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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