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
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support sunny skies this week. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week. Temperatures will moderate back to near normal on 
Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

WVZ042-192030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
300 AM EDT Mon Oct 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          64           36           68           
Min/Max RH %          27           81           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3140                      3240         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  8                      N 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    25120                     38880        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         4 Very Poor  11 Poor      12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          32 Fair      2 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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