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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
418 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure builds over the region this week. Light winds 
and above normal temperatures are expected for the remainder 
of this week. The next chance of wetting rain may not arrive 
until Saturday due to a tropical system moving near the region.
Overall, there are currently no fire weather concerns at 
this time.

WVZ042-072030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
418 AM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          72           53           72           
Min/Max RH %          45           91           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         W  4         NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4000                      4880         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      W 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    52000                     102480       
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      25 Fair      70 Good      
Max ADI Late          58 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  112 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 93 percent.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 90 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 71 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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