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
412 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

.DISCUSSION... 
Mountain snow showers will diminish this morning, but stratus will 
linger in the mountains through noon. After a cold start, 
temperatures moderate with RH values dropping to 20 to 30 percent 
this afternoon for much of the area. Winds today may gust to 12 
to 20 knots at times. Additional snow and rain showers are 
possible beginning overnight tonight into Wednesday morning for 
the mountains. Increasing southwest flow ahead of a system 
arriving Thursday will allow moisture to increase areawide. The 
next chance of widespread wetting rain is early Thursday through 
Friday morning. 

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WVZ042-242115-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
412 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Snow         Snow/Rain    
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          38           29           48           
Min/Max RH %          34           74           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  7 G21     SW  6 G22    W 11 G25     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        SW 10 G26    W  9 G25     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.03         
Precip Duration                    1            1            
Precip Begin                       1 AM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3000                      3320         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 15                     W 28         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45000                     92960        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      10 Poor      67 Good      
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  30 Fair      68 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 77 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 50.
Minimum RH 48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows
around 30. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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