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
158 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026

.DISCUSSION... 
A very dry airmass remains in place through Wednesday evening,
leading to low humidity values. Humidity minimums of 20 to 30
percent are possible Wednesday afternoon with gusty SW winds.
This will result in good drying conditions, with fine fuels 
becoming receptive to fire. This would be the last "good"
burning day this week with plenty of precipitation on the way.

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WVZ042-210915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
158 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Snow/Rain    None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          13           46           32           43           
Max/Min RH %          59           29           98           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         SW  6 G20    W  8 G20     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  7 G20    W  8 G20     W  7 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration                                 2                         
Precip Begin                                    6 PM                      
Precip End                                      6 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3810                      3390         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 17                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 64770                     47460        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Good                      
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       25 Fair      15 Gen Poor  40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  14 Gen Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            3            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and a slight chance of
freezing drizzle. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 30s.
Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Snow, colder. Lows around 13. Highs in the lower 20s.
Minimum RH 53 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Snow. Lows around 13. Highs in the mid 20s. Minimum RH
68 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 10. Highs
in the lower 20s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 3. Highs in the upper 20s.
Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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