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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
241 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

We dry out through Wednesday with temperatures above normal. A few mountain
showers are possible the latter half of the week.

WVZ042-122015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
241 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           51           78           
Min/Max RH %          63           100          58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  9 G24    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G20    Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            10 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2350                      4780         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 15                     W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35250                     81260        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      14 Gen Poor  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          35 Fair      1 Very Poor  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
61 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
73 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 70.
Minimum RH 75 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Much colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler. Highs around 50. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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