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
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF 
WV AND VA...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum. Drier conditions return Tuesday and Wednesday, with
additional chances for showers and storms for the end of the week.

WVZ042-170830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          65           81           64           79           
Max/Min RH %          100          70           100          62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  5         W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         W  5         Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.35         0.15         0.11         0.00         
Precip Duration       5            1            1                         
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4090                      5070         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 16                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 65440                     60840        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  37 Fair      39 Fair      27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       66 Good      4 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 70 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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