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
343 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry through Wednesday as high pressure passes overhead. The 
next chance of wetting showers is Thursday and Friday.

WVZ042-162015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
343 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          76           56           81           
Min/Max RH %          43           91           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        Lgt/Var      W  7 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6860                      9370         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  8                     SW 23        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    54880                     215510       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  68 Good      101 Very Good
Max ADI Late          70 Good      2 Very Poor  197 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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