Fire Weather Forecast - Mercer County, WV

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
142 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal into Friday.
Rain chance stay on the low side into Thursday with some
increasing moisture ahead of a front Friday and into
the weekend with temperatures dropping back to normal.

WVZ042-030815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
142 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            20           
Min/Max Temp          67           91           68           88           
Max/Min RH %          85           45           89           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
Precip Duration                                              0            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6630                      6010         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  5                      NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 33150                     90150        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  59 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  90 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  63 Good      2 Very Poor  107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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