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
204 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening, 
some of which could be severe. Plentiful moisture will remain across 
the area through Friday as a cold front moves into the area, causing 
more widespread thunderstorms and a better chance of severe weather. 
Winds will be from the southwest today around 5-10 mph, but shift to 
the west by tomorrow increasing to 10-15 mph, with gusts of 20-25+ mph 
expected in the mountains, with slightly lighter winds for the 
Piedmont. Any thunderstorms would contain much higher wind gusts. 
Temperatures remain above normal, with highs in the 80s/90s, with 
heat indices near to just over 100 degrees in the Piedmont. 

The front pushes through for Saturday, with much drier air in place 
north of the NC/VA border. MinRH values will drop to around 30% for 
Saturday, slowly rebounding into early next week as storm chances 
return. Winds reduce to under 5 mph. Above normal temperatures will 
continue, with highs in the 80s/90s through the weekend.

VAZ023-120815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
204 PM EDT Thu Jun 11 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           40           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           40           0            
Min/Max Temp          71           92           64           91           
Max/Min RH %          83           45           88           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         W  4 G20     NW  6 G19    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  7 G18     NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.04         0.00         
Precip Duration                    1            0                         
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6570                      6310         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      SW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 111690                    31550        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  98 Good      43 Gen Good  14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  120 Very Good7 Poor       34 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

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