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
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A frontal boundary will bring wetting showers to areas north of 
a Bluefield to Lynchburg line today with less coverage
further south. This front will also keep temperatures
cooler in the showery areas and warmer in North Carolina.

A strong cold front brings an airmass change later Friday with
blustery winds by Friday evening and colder temperatures for
the weekend. Dry and seasonable weather is expected next week.

WVZ042-152015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
336 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          74           62           77           
Min/Max RH %          84           98           58           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6 G21    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        S  3         W  9 G23     
Precip Amount         0.09         0.09         0.04         
Precip Duration       6            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   3 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM        Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2320                      5850         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  7                     W 22         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    16240                     128700       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      9 Poor       83 Good      
Max ADI Late          19 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  109 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       10           9            7            
Max LVORI Late        5            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 63 percent. North winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. East winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
56 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

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