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
315 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Quiet, and mostly dry weather is expected into late week. A dry
airmass is expected to remain in place through much of the week;
however, a gradual increase in dewpoints through the middle of 
the week is expected. Wetting rain chances will likely not return
until this coming weekend with the passage of a cold front.

WVZ042-282015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
315 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          66           49           74           
Min/Max RH %          65           100          51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  5        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3500                      5020         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 13                     NE  2        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45500                     10040        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         29 Fair      44 Gen Good  9 Poor       
Max ADI Late          53 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. East winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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