Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue through the remainder of this 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoon. The air mass will remain humid
with relative humidity values staying elevated. Winds should
remain rather light for much of the area except in stronger 
thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and prolonged 
chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

WVZ042-070815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
228 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           60           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          64           81           64           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          71           100          70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.06         0.07         0.03         0.05         
Precip Duration       1            3            1            4            
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3960                      4680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 51480                     65520        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  20 Gen Poor  51 Gen Good  58 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  62 Good      5 Very Poor  60 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       10           10           8            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 75 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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