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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1216 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025

.DISCUSSION...
A backdoor front this afternoon may bring a few showers to portions
of the area mainly into the Alleghanys and portions of the southwest
Virginia mountains. High pressure builds back in for Sunday. A storm
system moves from the middle of the country next week into the
Ohio and Tennessee Valleys increasing our chances for rain.

WVZ042-210830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
1216 PM EDT Sat Sep 20 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            40           
Min/Max Temp          55           78           57           79           
Max/Min RH %          100          53           100          56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  3        SE  4        SE  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        SE  5        SE  3        SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5790                      5740         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      W  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 57900                     51660        
Dispersion            Poor                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      48 Gen Good  56 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  74 Good      7 Poor       29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       4            8            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 70s.
Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Minimum RH 85 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum
RH 79 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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