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
1232 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected to last until Friday for much of the
area.

Temperatures will increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near 
100 degrees by later this week for urban areas and the Piedmont. 
Minimum RH values will fall into the 30s to 40s percent range for 
portions of the area today through Friday. Due to high 
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until
Saturday aside from some increased NE winds near 10 mph possible 
Friday for part of the Piedmont. Friday looks to see an increased 
chance of showers and storms mainly across the mountains then
becoming more widespread for the weekend.

WVZ042-160830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
1232 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            40           
Min/Max Temp          65           90           67           90           
Max/Min RH %          93           45           94           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5470                      6640         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  5                     SE  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 27350                     33200        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  36 Fair      33 Fair      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  39 Fair      1 Very Poor  32 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 72 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 62 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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