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
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 26 2025

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure keeps us dry with cooler than normal temperatures
into Saturday.

WVZ042-270815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
155 PM EDT Tue Aug 26 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       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          44           70           46           73           
Max/Min RH %          100          41           85           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  5        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6250                      7280         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  8                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 50000                     72800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         73 Good      49 Gen Good  47 Gen Good  67 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  57 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            9            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 61 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 55 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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