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
113 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

.DISCUSSION...

A wetting rain occurred over the mountains and portions of the VA
foothills Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, with little to
no rainfall further east and south. Humidity levels will stay
elevated despite drying out today, with a weak wind flow.

Another front arrives Friday into Saturday with another good
chance of wetting rain.

WVZ042-192115-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
113 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          60           46           59           
Min/Max RH %          80           100          63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2050                      2490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  7                     W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    14350                     29880        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       3 Very Poor  21 Fair      
Max ADI Late          15 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       9            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        5            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 82 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 78 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 57 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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