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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
156 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry weather with warmer temperatures into Friday. For this 
weekend, rainfall chances will increase thanks to a slow moving 
front that looks to stall over the region. Another cold front 
brings an end to the rain and reinforces cooler weather for next 
week. Minimum RH values drop to 35 to 55 percent next week. We 
cool down with the front into next week. Overall, there are 
currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

WVZ042-020815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
156 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            60           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           20           
Min/Max Temp          58           80           61           68           
Max/Min RH %          90           60           100          96           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.11         0.30         
Precip Duration                                 3            9            
Precip Begin                                    6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                                      Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5040                      1400         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 20                      E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 100800                    8400         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  85 Good      24 Fair      3 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  113 Very Good3 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        6            1            10           9            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with showers likely with isolated thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 99 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
66 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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