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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
220 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry through Wednesday as high pressure passes overhead. The 
next chance of wetting showers is Thursday and Friday.

WVZ042-160815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
220 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           75           55           80           
Max/Min RH %          91           40           94           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  4        Lgt/Var      W  7 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6650                      6820         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 12                     SW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 79800                     122760       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         94 Good      44 Gen Good  72 Good      68 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  84 Good      3 Very Poor  133 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            7            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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