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
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Northwest winds stay around 15-20 mph through this evening
before reducing to light tonight. 

Dry conditions continue through midweek, with temperatures 
increasing into the 60s/70s. Min RH values increase slightly
on Wednesday, due to some moisture moving back into the area. 
Next rain chances arrive on Thursday, with best chances west 
of the Blue Ridge. Rain lingers into Friday for the mountains, 
with temperatures falling to below normal and even some 
upslope snow possible late Friday into Saturday with strong 
northwesterly flow.

VAZ023-100915-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          36           72           40           71           
Max/Min RH %          100          39           100          44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3980                      4030         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 67660                     36270        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  42 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  76 Good      3 Very Poor  43 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            7            4            9            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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