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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop across 
the lower Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening, resulting in
localized rounds of wetting rainfall. Minimum RH holding at 50 
percent or above areawide.

A drier airmass arrives on Sunday with min RH values falling
below 50 percent. Breezy northwest winds through Monday.

WVZ042-212015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
226 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           80           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           70           0            
Max/Min Temp          80           62           79           
Min/Max RH %          70           100          65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.23         0.16         0.00         
Precip Duration       4            3                         
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3950                      5910         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  6                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    23700                     47280        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  19 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          29 Fair      4 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       10           9            10           
Max LVORI Late        4            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 58 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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