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
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Northwest winds stay around 15-20 mph through this evening
before reducing to light tonight. 

Dry conditions continue through midweek, with temperatures 
increasing into the 60s/70s. Min RH values increase slightly
on Wednesday, due to some moisture moving back into the area. 
Next rain chances arrive on Thursday, with best chances west 
of the Blue Ridge. Rain lingers into Friday for the mountains, 
with temperatures falling to below normal and even some 
upslope snow possible late Friday into Saturday with strong 
northwesterly flow.

WVZ042-100915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
212 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          36           65           38           66           
Max/Min RH %          98           44           100          36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3400                      4190         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 18                      W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61200                     50280        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  76 Good      4 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            6            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the
mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the mid 50s. Minimum RH 80 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely. Colder. Highs
in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 80 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs in
the upper 30s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs in the mid 50s.
Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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