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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Seasonably warm and humid conditions expected through 
the weekend with scattered afternoon and evening showers
and thunderstorms. Rainfall coverage will be hit and miss
with rainfall amounts generally a quarter inch or less. 
There will be some localized amounts upwards of one inch
associated with the stronger thunderstorms. Isolated wind
damage is also possible.

Greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is likely for the
weekend with the passage of a cold front. Somewhat drier
conditions follow the frontal passage for the beginning of next
week. After that, thing warm back up for the end of the week with 
a return to at or above normal temperatures.

WVZ042-102015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
309 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           20           50           
Max/Min Temp          78           64           77           
Min/Max RH %          77           100          78           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  5         W  5 G17     W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G17     W  3         NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.26         0.18         0.22         
Precip Duration       5            5            5            
Precip Begin          7 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3410                      3140         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 22                      NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    75020                     37680        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  42 Gen Good  17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          73 Good      7 Poor       38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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