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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
209 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Increased Fire Danger Possible for Sunday Afternoon...

After drying out today with dewpoints falling into the teens and
gusty northwest winds this morning, fire weather concerns will 
increase again on Sunday afternoon due to relative humidities 
falling towards 20 to 25 percent and winds shifting to the south
and gusting towards 15 to 25 mph. Fine fuels are becoming more 
susceptible due to little rainfall from the past frontal 
passage, especially along and west of the Blue Ridge. As a 
result, a more widespread fire danger statement is being 
considered for Sunday afternoon. Fire weather concerns should 
ease by Monday as more moisture is advected from the Gulf to 
raise the relative humidity. The next chance of wetting rain 
may not come until late Wednesday into Thursday.

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WVZ042-290815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
209 PM EDT Sat Mar 28 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          27           63           41           68           
Max/Min RH %          62           21           68           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      S  3         S  5         SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S  5         S  4         SW  7        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6400                      3860         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 13                     SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 83200                     54040        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      29 Fair      74 Good      32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  89 Good      7 Poor       36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 66 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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