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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will stay above normal through today.
Showers and thunderstorm chances remain through Sunday.
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 no fire weather concerns at this time.
WVZ042-060815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
143 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 40 70 60 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 50 50 0
Min/Max Temp 63 78 58 77
Max/Min RH % 100 73 100 59
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 3 SE 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 4 SE 5
Precip Amount 0.04 0.12 0.02 0.00
Precip Duration 2 6 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 11 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3430 5680
Transport Wnd (mph) E 5 SE 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 17150 39760
Dispersion Very Poor Poor
Max ADI Early 44 Gen Good 12 Poor 21 Fair 61 Good
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 22 Fair 8 Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 10 10 8 9
Max LVORI Late 10 4 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Southwest 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
63 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent. South winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation below normal.