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
229 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will keep it dry through next weekend with
seasonable temperatures.

VAZ023-200815-
Botetourt-
Including the city of Fincastle
229 PM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          39           74           42           71           
Max/Min RH %          73           34           100          45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         N  4         N  3         N  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         N  3         N  3         Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3230                      3080         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 10                      N  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 32300                     24640        
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       17 Gen Poor  8 Poor       13 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  39 Fair      2 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Northeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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