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
212 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Quiet, dry weather expected into late next week. Dry airmass
in place this weekend will start to see a gradual increase
in dewpoints the middle of next week. Wetting rain chances
will likely not return til next weekend.

WVZ042-270815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
212 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          45           66           49           66           
Max/Min RH %          100          51           97           70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5        NW  5        NW  5        NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        NW  9 G17    NW  3        NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3790                      3420         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     NW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 90960                     54720        
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  60 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  85 Good      8 Poor       61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            9            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        9            4            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Light and variable wind. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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