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
303 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon are expected to fall
into the upper 30s to lower 40s percent range east of the mountains,
and mid 40 to low 50 percent range west of the Blue Ridge mountains. 
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid conditions 
will return for late week and into the weekend; however, rain
chances look to remain low at this time, with no significant
upper level feature forecast to bring widespread rain at this
time.
Overall, there are no fire weather concerns at this time;
however,
continued dry and hot conditions may increase concerns without a
substantial wetting rain over the coming weeks.

WVZ042-152015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
303 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          82           57           85           
Min/Max RH %          54           100          51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        SE  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5130                      6300         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  7                      N  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35910                     44100        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      14 Gen Poor  7 Poor       
Max ADI Late          38 Fair      4 Very Poor  38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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