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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
208 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will head south 
across the region today, bringing a return of showers and storms to the
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional disturbance aloft arrives 
over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.

VAZ023-102015-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
208 AM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          92           66           87           
Min/Max RH %          50           96           63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4 G17     W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.01         0.01         0.10         
Precip Duration       0            1            3            
Precip Begin          3 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5610                      4120         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 15                      E  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    84150                     28840        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         38 Fair      19 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          71 Good      1 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 80 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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