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 EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Residual wind gusts will gradually decline today and a warming
trend will persist into Friday. A cold front will pass through
Friday night into Saturday morning and provide another chance
of showers. Significantly colder and drier air will follow the
front. Until then, no additional precipitation is expected
and wildfire concerns remain low.

WVZ042-130815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
212 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           78           58           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          59           97           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         SW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         W  3         W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4460                      3690         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 20                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 89200                     55350        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       10 Poor      24 Fair      49 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  98 Good      3 Very Poor  69 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           9            7            7            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 84 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 81 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
showers. Much colder. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
20 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum
RH 54 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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