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
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms Thursday...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected for Thursday into early
Friday.  A strong cold front will cross the area 
Thursday afternoon and evening, preceded by gusty 
surface winds and very warm temperatures. Scattered
strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday 
afternoon and evening. The storms may contain damaging
winds resulting in downed trees. 

We are also be tracking Tropical Storm Arthur, the 
first named tropical storm of the season. This feature
is expected to move across the southeast states
Thursday into Friday. Some of this moisture may
impact our North Carolina Counties Thursday night
but it appears the bulk of the moisture from this storm
will remain south of our local region.

WVZ042-180815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
313 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            80           80           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            70           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          65           81           62           76           
Max/Min RH %          86           66           100          51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        SW 12 G29    W  6 G20     NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6 G24    W 11 G26     W  3         NW  7 G18    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.10         0.32         0.04         
Precip Duration                    4            6            1            
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End                         Continuing   6 AM         2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4740                      5420         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 31                      NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 146940                    97560        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         100 Good     78 Good      52 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      90 Good      6 Very Poor  107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            4            6            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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