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
232 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry weather with warmer temperatures into Friday. For this
weekend, rainfall chances will increase thanks to a slow moving 
front that looks to stall over the region. We cool down with the 
front into next week. Overall, there are currently no fire weather
concerns at this time.

WVZ042-012015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
232 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          81           57           81           
Min/Max RH %          40           88           57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5740                      5750         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 10                     SW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    57400                     115000       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      23 Fair      84 Good      
Max ADI Late          60 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  91 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows around 60. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 96 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 95 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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