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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.
WVZ042-160815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 40 70
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 20 20 50
Min/Max Temp 66 85 67 82
Max/Min RH % 100 63 98 70
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 3 SW 4 W 4
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 W 4 W 6
Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.08 0.16
Precip Duration 0 1 4
Precip Begin 6 AM 8 PM Continuing
Precip End 10 AM Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5330 4600
Transport Wnd (mph) W 17 W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 90610 69000
Dispersion Very Poor Fair
Max ADI Early 18 Gen Poor 47 Gen Good 77 Good 49 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 112 Very Good8 Poor 56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 10 10 6 6
Max LVORI Late 10 3 6 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.