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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
229 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front should slowly drift southeastward during this
weekend, which will serve as a focus for more chances of showers
and thunderstorms. High pressure will build later on Monday to 
bring lower chances of storms. Hot and humid conditions should 
arrive by the middle of next week. Fire weather concerns will 
remain low.

WVZ042-272015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
229 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     80           60           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          77           64           80           
Min/Max RH %          78           100          73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  4         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        W  3         W  4         
Precip Amount         0.30         0.13         0.06         
Precip Duration       6            3            3            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2730                      3440         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 18                      W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    49140                     41280        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         24 Fair      47 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          56 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
44 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
around 90. Minimum RH 42 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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