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
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
tonight. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

WVZ042-090915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
213 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          35           60           34           64           
Max/Min RH %          96           40           96           34           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5 G21     W  8 G23     Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G23     NW  7 G19    Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3270                      2840         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65400                     45440        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      61 Good      5 Very Poor  40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      69 Good      4 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            5            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Rain, cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
69 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Colder.
Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs
around 40. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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