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
640 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds across the mountains will remain gusty overnight with
values of 15 to 20 mph expected. Weaker speeds are expected
across the Piedmont region. Speeds and gusts will gradually
decrease throughout the day Sunday. Min RH values will remain
elevated in the mountains, but will remain lower in the 30-40
percent range this weekend across the Piedmont. 

Dry weather and a gradual warming trend expected next week. 
Winds will be light, but as temperatures return to the
50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30% range
starting Tuesday, and continuing through Friday.

WVZ042-150915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
640 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          30           43           27           52           
Max/Min RH %          100          63           100          48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  7 G20    NW  6 G18    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  6 G19    NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3440                      2870         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 14                     N  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 48160                     20090        
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      31 Fair      5 Very Poor  25 Fair      
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  34 Fair      4 Very Poor  26 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Light and variable
wind. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Light and variable wind. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 31 percent.
Light and variable wind. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Light and
variable wind. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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