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
304 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures will stay above normal through Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorm chances return this afternoon and 
evening and again on Saturday. Damaging winds and lightning look
to be the greatest threats, though isolated hail and heavy rain 
are also possible. A frontal passage will bring drier weather and 
lower temperatures to the area for early next week, before the 
heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time across
the area.

WVZ042-042030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
304 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           20           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          89           67           84           
Min/Max RH %          48           95           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.04         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5840                      4130         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 16                     W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    93440                     61950        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         99 Good      30 Fair      49 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          118 Very Good2 Very Poor  63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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