Fire Weather Forecast - Mercer County, WV

News Headlines

Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Mercer County

FNUS51 KRNK 240627
FWFRNK

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should provide dry conditions for today and 
Thursday. A cold front will arrive towards Friday and the 
upcoming weekend to bring daily chances of showers and 
thunderstorms. Some of the stronger storms could bring 
heavy downpours. Hot and humid weather may follow by next 
week. Fire weather concerns should remain low overall.

WVZ042-242015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
227 AM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          76           55           82           
Min/Max RH %          41           88           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5620                      7310         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  5                     SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    28100                     51170        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      29 Fair      32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          45 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

Radar