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
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass will remain across the region through Tuesday
with min RH values falling below 50 percent for both Monday and 
Tuesday. Northwest winds 10 to 20 MPH are expected today. Overall,
fire weather concerns look to remain low given recent rainfall 
across the region.

WVZ042-240815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          54           75           50           79           
Max/Min RH %          93           48           93           40           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  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)                 5190                      5400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 12                     NW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 62280                     27000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         67 Good      87 Good      47 Gen Good  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  87 Good      1 Very Poor  28 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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