Fire Weather Forecast - Mercer County, WV

News Headlines

Student Opportunities: Summer 2026 Semester

Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Mercer County

FNUS51 KRNK 060812
FWFRNK

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
412 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The lower Mid-Atlantic will remain in a humid airmass for both 
today and Tuesday. Additional showers and thunderstorms will 
develop during both days, developing across the mountains this 
afternoon and gradually transitioning to the Piedmont during 
early evening. Rainfall totals may be highly variable over short 
distances, with some locations not receiving any rain. Winds 
outside of thunderstorm activity will remain less than 10 mph. 
With RH values dropping into the 45 to 60 percent range during 
this afternoon, expect these values to recover to above 
90 percent tonight.

WVZ042-062015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
412 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           80           
Max/Min Temp          86           65           82           
Min/Max RH %          53           100          68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.14         0.06         
Precip Duration       1            1            4            
Precip Begin          12 PM        Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4860                      4140         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  7                      NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34020                     33120        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      29 Fair      38 Fair      
Max ADI Late          36 Fair      2 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms
likely. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 73 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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

Radar