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
134 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front looks to push through the area Saturday and Sunday, 
bringing a more widespread chance for rainfall and thunderstorms.
Additional chances for widespread wetting rainfall begins Tuesday. 
Above normal temperatures are expected to continue across the 
region; however, minimum RH values look to remain at acceptable 
levels. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

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WVZ042-070915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
134 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           90           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          54           76           56           63           
Max/Min RH %          94           47           98           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3 G17    SW  6 G17    W  5 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G21    SW  6 G17    W  6 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.17         0.14         
Precip Duration                    1            12           7            
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6460                      3010         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 23                     W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 148580                    30100        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         5 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  21 Fair      34 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  88 Good      18 Gen Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers. Much cooler. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
around 50. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 47 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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