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
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

WVZ042-280815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
237 PM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           30           0            0            
Min/Max Temp          61           80           60           82           
Max/Min RH %          100          65           100          56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.02         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         11 AM                                  
Precip End            2 AM         6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4810                      5700         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N  5                      NW  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 24050                     11400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  17 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  25 Fair      3 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       10           10           9            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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