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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Other than perhaps some showers and storms Sunday night through
Monday across southern parts of the area, dry weather is expected
across the region the next seven days. Temperatures will be near
or slightly cooler than normal through mid-week, before trending
a little milder by the end of the week.

Minimum relative humidities will be mainly in the 30s and 40s
percent range through mid-week. These values dip a little bit more
Thursday into Friday.

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WVZ042-300845-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
231 PM EDT Fri May 29 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          52           77           49           76           
Max/Min RH %          79           40           76           44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NE  3        SE  4 G17    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  4         E  4 G17     Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5140                      6040         
Transport Wnd (mph)                N 12                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61680                     42280        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      34 Fair      65 Good      32 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  73 Good      11 Poor      40 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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