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
302 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase this week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent Monday through
Friday for the eastern Piedmont. There is a small chance of precipitation
this afternoon (Monday) but better chances of showers and thunderstorms
will be by this weekend.

WVZ042-312030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
302 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          86           66           88           
Min/Max RH %          51           90           48           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6100                      5630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 10                     W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    61000                     73190        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         63 Good      25 Fair      79 Good      
Max ADI Late          79 Good      2 Very Poor  90 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

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