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
223 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Drying is expected to continue Saturday...

While widespread gusty winds continue to diminish into Saturday, 
minimum RH values in the low to mid 20s and temperatures climbing 
into the low 60s west of the Blue Ridge, and mid to upper 60s 
east of the Blue Ridge. With warm temperatures, and mostly sunny 
skies combined with low RH values, fuels will continue to dry 
across the region. Given that winds should be continuing to 
diminish across the region into the 10-15 mph range by the 
mid morning hours on Saturday, the fire weather threat is 
expected to lower throughout the day. With the previous system
over performing on Thursday, enough rainfall fell that fire 
weather concerns should remain minimal for the region. 

Moisture returns late Sunday into Monday as a strong storm
system crosses the region.

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WVZ042-140830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
223 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          35           59           43           62           
Max/Min RH %          70           28           79           52           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W 10 G30     NW  5 G17    Lgt/Var      SE  7 G24    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G26     W  3         SE  5 G19    SE 12 G27    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              0            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3670                      4560         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     S 32         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 25690                     145920       
Dispersion            Excellent                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         83 Good      38 Fair      15 Gen Poor  61 Good      
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      41 Gen Good  7 Poor       96 Good      
Max LVORI Early       2            3            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            2            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Rain and snow showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Much
colder. Lows around 17. Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum RH
33 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows around 15. Highs in
the lower 40s. Minimum RH 30 percent. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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