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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
143 AM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rains are likely today mainly along and south of a Bluefield
to Lynchburg line. Showers/few storms could bring torrential downpours.

Surface front tracks further south by Tuesday as high pressure
works in from the north. Increasing temperatures and dry weather
is expected for the rest of the after today.

WVZ042-132015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
143 AM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          75           58           84           
Min/Max RH %          72           100          45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  4         E  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  5         Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            5 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3110                      6350         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E 24                      E  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    74640                     57150        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      60 Gen Good  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          77 Good      3 Very Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            7            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            10           2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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