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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected through the end of the month with 
near to slightly above normal temperatures. 

The next appreciable chance for rainfall looks to be
early November.

WVZ042-262015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
242 AM EDT Mon Oct 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          67           37           69           
Min/Max RH %          37           99           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3240                      3770         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  7                     SE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    22680                     22620        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  7 Poor       2 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          27 Fair      1 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           5            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Light
winds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 44 percent. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Light winds. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Light
winds. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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