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Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Mercer County

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
753 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will gradually slide east tonight, making for a 
gradual wind shift from the southwest by Thursday morning.
Moisture will increase for Thursday as a cold front
approaches from the northwest, making for a mixture of clouds
and sunshine on Thursday afternoon, as well as for isolated
afternoon showers across the mountains. Thursday afternoon
minimum RH values will remain above 35 percent. Frontal passage
on Friday will trigger scattered rain showers and isolated
thunderstorms, though with wetting rainfall totals generally
less than one-quarter inch.

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WVZ042-260830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
753 PM EDT Wed Mar 25 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          46           73           56           62           
Max/Min RH %          70           49           87           72           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         SW  6 G19    SW  9 G19    W 10 G23     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        SW  9 G21    W 11 G23     NW  6 G21    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.17         
Precip Duration                    1                         9            
Precip Begin                       9 AM                      8 AM         
Precip End                         5 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4120                      3190         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 26                     NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 107120                    54230        
Dispersion            Poor                      Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         40 Fair      29 Fair      76 Good      47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  91 Good      23 Fair      46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       2            3            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            3            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
26 percent. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Warmer. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in
the upper 50s. Minimum RH 23 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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