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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.

VAZ023-290815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          63           86           65           90           
Max/Min RH %          97           56           99           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                    0                                      
Precip Begin                       1 PM                                   
Precip End                         5 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4700                      5120         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  6                      W  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28200                     30720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  33 Fair      23 Fair      24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  37 Fair      1 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.

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