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
226 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

The area dries out and cools back to seasonal normals today and 
Tuesday. Temperatures warm back to above normal values late in 
the week. Storm chances increase Thursday into Friday with the
passage of a cold front. This will return daily chances of showers
into the weekend. There are currently no fire weather concerns at
this time.

WVZ042-072015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
226 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          76           56           80           
Min/Max RH %          59           99           46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  5 G17     SE  3        SE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  5        Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4820                      6990         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE 12                     S  5         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    57840                     34950        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  29 Fair      
Max ADI Late          71 Good      6 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 67 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
68 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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