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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
315 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Quiet, and mostly dry weather is expected into late week. A dry
airmass is expected to remain in place through much of the week;
however, a gradual increase in dewpoints through the middle of
the week is expected. Wetting rain chances will likely not return
until this coming weekend with the passage of a cold front.
WVZ042-282015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
315 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Max/Min Temp 66 49 74
Min/Max RH % 65 100 51
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3500 5020
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 13 NE 2
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 45500 10040
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 44 Gen Good 9 Poor
Max ADI Late 53 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 14 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 6 9 10
Max LVORI Late 3 10 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. East winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.