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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND PART OF THE WESTERN
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecasted for Monday,
some of which may produce damaging wind gusts and localized 
flash flooding. Total rainfall could be in the 0.30 to one inch
range with locally higher possible. This will be followed by 
widely scattered afternoon and evening storms later this week.

WVZ042-222015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
307 AM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     80           80           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 80           70           0            
Max/Min Temp          80           59           73           
Min/Max RH %          70           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5 G19    W  5 G17     NW  6        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  7 G18    W  5         NW  7 G17    
Precip Amount         0.33         0.36         0.01         
Precip Duration       4            8            1            
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   10 AM        
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4240                      5420         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 26                      N 21         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    110240                    113820       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         60 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          99 Good      10 Poor      85 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            8            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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