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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.
WVZ042-042030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
304 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 30 20 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 30 20 50
Max/Min Temp 89 67 84
Min/Max RH % 48 95 58
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 3
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 4 Lgt/Var NW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.04
Precip Duration 1 1 1
Precip Begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5840 4130
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 16 W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 93440 61950
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 99 Good 30 Fair 49 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 118 Very Good2 Very Poor 63 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 6 7
Max LVORI Late 1 7 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 59 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 lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.