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
416 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Passage of a warm front this afternoon will trigger widespread 
showers and widely scattered thunderstorms, with more organized 
coverage forecast to occur across the Piedmont. Much of the lower 
Mid-Atlantic will receive wetting rainfall, though amounts will 
remain below 0.25" for most. Otherwise, widespread cloud cover 
will help hold afternoon relative humidity above 60 percent area-
wide. Drier weather will arrive on Sunday, and is forecast to 
persist through at least Wednesday.

WVZ042-122030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
416 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          78           64           78           
Min/Max RH %          73           99           71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  3        Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  4         Lgt/Var      NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.12         0.16         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            5            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   12 PM        
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3170                      4580         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 12                      NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    38040                     68700        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      12 Poor      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          29 Fair      6 Very Poor  78 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            10           8            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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