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
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture begins to decrease tomorrow and especially Monday, with
minimum RH values dropping to around 50 to 60 percent. This is
still not very dry but it will be noticeable. A few showers and
storms are possible tomorrow afternoon and evening, with much more
widespread activity late Monday into Tuesday with a warm and cold
frontal passage. Some storms may be severe. Fire weather concerns
will be low with continued rain chances.

WVZ042-260830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
305 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           0            20           
Min/Max Temp          60           79           62           82           
Max/Min RH %          100          62           100          59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                    1                         0            
Precip Begin                       1 PM                      2 PM         
Precip End                         6 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3810                      4680         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  7                     NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 26670                     46800        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      13 Gen Poor  40 Fair      8 Poor       
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  38 Fair      1 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            8            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 78 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 60 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.

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