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
339 AM EST Thu Nov 6 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Fires continue to burn early this morning over mountain locations. The
largest fire is still showing up on satellite imagery west 
Oriskany, VA.

Winds will continue to remain gusty for the next couple of
hours, especially across the ridgetops, due to a dry cold front
crossing the region. Calmer winds look to be moving into the
region, and should arrive during the morning hours today as high
pressure settles over the region this morning. Humidity 
recovery overnight will be good in the valleys, but fair to poor
along the ridgetops. Dry high pressure will overspread the 
region today, winds gradually subsiding, but it will be very 
dry during the afternoon with humidity minimums of 18 to 25 
percent. Another front will cross the region Friday night, 
accompanied by showers.

VAZ023-062130-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
339 AM EST Thu Nov 6 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          62           34           68           
Min/Max RH %          23           76           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4        Lgt/Var      S  4 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  8 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4550                      3650         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  7                      S 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    31850                     76650        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  54 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          39 Fair      1 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Much
colder. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
40s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs
in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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