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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
309 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front over the northern Mid-Atlantic will cross the
forecast area tonight, then stall over the area for this
weekend. This will bring daily opportunity for scattered
showers and thunderstorms with best coverage Sunday through
Tuesday. The combination of cloud cover, higher humidity
and showers should mitigate fire concerns. Temperatures are
also expected to trend cooler.
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Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
309 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 50
Min/Max Temp 64 81 63 80
Max/Min RH % 100 62 99 68
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SE 4 Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18
Precip Duration 4
Precip Begin 8 AM
Precip End Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4140 5210
Transport Wnd (mph) S 3 SW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 12420 72940
Dispersion Very Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 22 Fair 13 Gen Poor 21 Fair 43 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor 9 Poor 54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 9 7 8
Max LVORI Late 8 4 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 72 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 91 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
96 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 89 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.