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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure builds over the region this week. Light winds 
and moderating temperatures are expected for the remainder 
of this week. The next chance of wetting rain may not arrive 
until Sunday due to a disturbance in the Gulf. Overall, there are 
currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

WVZ042-070815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
209 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          44           72           51           74           
Max/Min RH %          100          51           93           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         W  3         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4020                      4750         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 48240                     61750        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  47 Gen Good  19 Gen Poor  67 Good      
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  61 Good      3 Very Poor  75 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            6            
Max LVORI Late        10           1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 91 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 87 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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