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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
234 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop along the 
Blue Ridge later this afternoon, but coverage of storms 
should lessen by Tuesday as high pressure arrives. Hot and 
humid conditions will take place for the remainder of this 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

WVZ042-292015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
234 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          85           65           88           
Min/Max RH %          58           100          56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4710                      5850         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  3                      W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    14130                     17550        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      16 Gen Poor  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      2 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
44 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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