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
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
The passage of an upper level trough will bring scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday.
Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday and Friday.
Humidity will remain high through the week. 

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WVZ042-100815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
403 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           40           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           20           40           
Min/Max Temp          64           78           65           85           
Max/Min RH %          100          74           100          59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         W  5 G17     W  3         W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        W  6         Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.22         0.22         0.01         0.01         
Precip Duration       5            8            1            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3000                      4020         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 48000                     36180        
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      39 Fair      42 Gen Good  59 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            8            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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