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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
827 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Showers this morning will be scattered across the Piedmont.

Cooler and drier weather should arrive this afternoon in the wake
of a second cold front. Passage of this front will bring a 
transition to cooler brisk conditions for the weekend. 

High pressure is expected to dominate next week with moderating 
temperatures and little or no threat for precipitation until
late in the week.

VAZ023-062115-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
827 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          72           38           60           
Min/Max RH %          47           90           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NW  6 G22    NW  8 G24    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        NW  8 G24    NW  9 G22    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5680                      3630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 15                     NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    85200                     58080        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  7 Poor       58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          91 Good      8 Poor       57 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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