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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A drier airmass will remain across the region through Tuesday
with min RH values falling below 50 percent for both Monday and
Tuesday. Northwest winds 10 to 20 MPH are expected today. Overall,
fire weather concerns look to remain low given recent rainfall
across the region.
VAZ023-240815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 56 84 52 86
Max/Min RH % 84 37 87 33
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 4 W 3 NW 4 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 6400 6430
Transport Wnd (mph) W 13 W 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 83200 19290
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 48 Gen Good 106 Very Good37 Fair 35 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 112 Very Good2 Very Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 5 3 6
Max LVORI Late 5 1 6 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.