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
249 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front moving through the area this morning will bring
some rainfall to the mountains, though a widespread wetting 
rainfall is not expected elsewhere. Scattered light showers may
reach the Piedmont, but only minuscule totals are expected for 
those that do see rain. Behind the front, gusty northwest winds 
will continue through Sunday, with gusts of 20-30 mph consistently
each day. Min RH will remain modest across the mountains over
50% through the weekend as rain/snow showers will be possible 
due to much colder air moving in. For the Piedmont, Min RH values 
will be in the 30-40% range Friday through the weekend as dry 
conditions persist. 

Dry weather returns for all by early next week, with a gradual 
warming trend. Winds will be light, but as temperatures return 
to the 50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30%.

WVZ042-122130-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
249 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Snow/Rain    
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          50           33           41           
Min/Max RH %          69           98           72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  8 G22     NW  8 G20    NW  7 G21    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  9 G22    NW  8 G22    NW  6        
Precip Amount         0.06         0.02         0.01         
Precip Duration       5            2            2            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2170                      3720         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 21                     NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45570                     59520        
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         41 Gen Good  23 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          41 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            5            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Highs in
the upper 30s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
48 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Light and variable wind. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Light and variable
wind. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
31 percent. Light and variable wind.

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