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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Unsettled weather is expected Sunday through Wednesday with
scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Storms Monday and Tuesday
may result in localized heavy rain.  Total rain amounts of 
0.50 to 1.50 are expected with cloud cover, wetting precipitation,
and cooler temperatures during the week mitigating fire 
concerns.

WVZ042-200830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           40           20           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            40           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          63           83           63           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          58           100          68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  3         W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.06         0.02         0.29         
Precip Duration       0            2            1            5            
Precip Begin          10 PM        8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4730                      4820         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56760                     33740        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         28 Fair      35 Fair      20 Gen Poor  15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  39 Fair      2 Very Poor  27 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           10           10           
Max LVORI Late        9            2            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 92 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 99 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 99 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
67 percent. North winds around 5 mph.

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