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
253 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Gusty northwest winds will continue through Sunday, with 
gusts of 20-30 mph consistently each day. Min RH values will
remain elevated in the mountains, but will remain lower this 
weekend in the Piedmont. 

Dry weather returns for all by Sunday, with a gradual 
warming trend forecast through early week. Winds will be light, 
but as temperatures return to the 50s/60s late next week, 
Min RH values fall to 20-30% Tuesday through Friday.

WVZ042-132130-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
253 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    Snow         Frz Rain     
Chance Precip (%)     50           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          41           29           37           
Min/Max RH %          66           96           64           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G21    NW  4        NW  8 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6        NW  6 G19    NW  8 G18    
Precip Amount         0.04         0.04         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            2            0            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   7 AM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4320                      4070         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 17                     NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    73440                     81400        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      8 Poor       45 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          49 Gen Good  15 Gen Poor  73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH 48 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Light and
variable wind. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light and variable wind. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Light and variable
wind. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 29 percent. Light
and variable wind. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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