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
240 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered to numerous showers and storms expected
through tonight, but not everyone will see wetting rains.

We do anticipate good chances for showers and storms early to
mid next week, then drying out and cooling down somewhat
afterwards.

WVZ042-190815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
240 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           40           0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           40           0            40           
Min/Max Temp          66           80           62           83           
Max/Min RH %          100          70           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.08         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            2                         1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   6 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4210                      4570         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 58940                     45700        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         46 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  58 Gen Good  27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       49 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            9            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        8            4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

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

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