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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
207 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cool moist northeasterly wind flow will result in persist 
cloud cover through Monday morning. Skies will become sunny
tomorrow from north to south as high pressure builds in. Expect 
dry weather for the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting 
rain may not come until next weekend.

WVZ042-050815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
207 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          48           65           39           68           
Max/Min RH %          100          47           100          47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3490                      3830         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     S  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 52350                     7660         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       43 Gen Good  36 Fair      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          7 Poor       63 Good      1 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            8            5            10           
Max LVORI Late        9            1            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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