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
210 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unseasonably mild through the week with a chance of showers 
Wednesday night into Friday.

An expansive area of offshore high pressure will dominate the
weather through mid-week, delivering an unseasonably warm and
spring-like stretch of early November weather. 

Low pressure will move through the Upper Midwest and into the
Great Lakes Region by Thursday, with the accompanying surface
front bringing a chance of rain showers to the area Wednesday
night into Friday. 

Passage of the front will bring cooler temperatures for the weekend.

VAZ023-040945-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
210 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            80           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           73           59           78           
Max/Min RH %          100          66           100          73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  3        S  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         S  4 G17     S  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.17         0.02         
Precip Duration                                 4            1            
Precip Begin                                    7 PM         1 PM         
Precip End                                      4 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3890                      2930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  7                     S 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 27230                     29300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  9 Poor       3 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  23 Fair      9 Poor       24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           7            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            4            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the lower
70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of rain. Lows
in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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