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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

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Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
312 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           
Max/Min Temp          83           67           85           
Min/Max RH %          70           100          62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip Amount         0.03         0.04         0.04         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4480                      6620         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 12                     W 22         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    53760                     145640       
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         31 Fair      20 Gen Poor  71 Good      
Max ADI Late          60 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  163 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       10           10           9            
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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