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
151 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure settles in over the area today, keeping the
weather dry. A low pressure system will approach from the west
on Sunday, and then pass to the south of the area by Monday,
bringing increased chances for precipitation to the mountains
Sunday morning, and then to the Piedmont by Monday. High
pressure returns to the region after that to provide dry weather
through most of the work week.

VAZ023-020815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
151 PM EDT Sat Nov 1 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            20           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          41           64           40           66           
Max/Min RH %          83           43           93           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 0                         
Precip Begin                                    2 AM                      
Precip End                                      6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5450                      3470         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE 10                     NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 54500                     62460        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      28 Fair      11 Poor      30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            4            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 33 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 39 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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