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
304 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorm chances return this afternoon and 
evening and again on Saturday. Damaging winds and lightning look
to be the greatest threats, though isolated hail and heavy rain 
are also possible. A frontal passage will bring drier weather and 
lower temperatures to the area for early next week, before the 
heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time across
the area.

VAZ023-042030-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
304 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           
Max/Min Temp          96           69           92           
Min/Max RH %          38           86           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  3        NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.09         
Precip Duration                                 1            
Precip Begin                                    9 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6780                      6670         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 14                     W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    94920                     106720       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         82 Good      38 Fair      58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          110 Very Good1 Very Poor  114 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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