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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and humid conditions expected through 
the weekend with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

Greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is likely for the
weekend with the passage of a cold front. Somewhat drier
conditions follow the frontal passage for the beginning of next
week. After that, thing warm back up for the end of the week with 
a return to at or above normal temperatures.

VAZ023-102015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
309 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           40           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          86           66           88           
Min/Max RH %          61           97           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         W  4         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.08         0.05         0.04         
Precip Duration       3            2            2            
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing   10 AM        
Precip End            Continuing   3 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4370                      4420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 12                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52440                     39780        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      39 Fair      9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          58 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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