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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
154 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across the lower
Mid-Atlantic late this afternoon and evening, resulting in 
potentially another round of localized wetting rainfall. Minimum 
RH holding at 60 percent or above areawide today. Given this wet 
pattern, there are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time. 

A drier airmass arrives tomorrow, with min RH values falling 
below 50 percent into the mid 30% to 50% range. Breezy northwest 
winds are expected through Monday.

WVZ042-230815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
154 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          59           75           54           76           
Max/Min RH %          100          54           97           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         NW  6        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.13         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            4 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5860                      5420         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 93760                     48780        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      60 Gen Good  80 Good      72 Good      
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       100 Good     2 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 67 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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