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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be
possible most afternoons and evenings through Friday. Localized 
heavy rain will be possible. By the holiday weekend, showers and
storms will become more widespread. Otherwise, very hot and humid
conditions will become a huge concern Wednesday through the
weekend. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

WVZ042-300815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
230 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          65           88           67           92           
Max/Min RH %          100          57           99           40           
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         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4730                      5400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  2                     N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 9460                      32400        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      16 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  15 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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