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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...


Temperatures look to increase steadily through the end of the 
week, with very warm temperatures in the 80s/90s expected
by Friday across the mountains/Piedmont respectively. While 
temperatures look to increase, winds should be light. Dry 
conditions will also linger areawide until Sunday when a cold front
is expected to dip south into the region. Overall though, not
a lot of measurable rainfall is expected with this system that
would make an impact on the drought.


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WVZ042-040815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
224 PM EDT Wed Jun 3 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          49           80           55           83           
Max/Min RH %          88           34           80           35           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6210                      6260         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  3                      W  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 18630                     43820        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      18 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  48 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  24 Fair      1 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            6            4            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
38 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 42 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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