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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
127 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should build across the Appalachian Mountains later 
this evening and keep conditions dry throughout the rest of this 
week. A northwest breeze may gust up to 20 mph this afternoon, 
but it should dissipate overnight. Light winds and moderating 
temperatures are expected for the remainder of this week. The next 
chance of wetting rain may not arrive until Sunday and beyond due 
to a disturbance in the Gulf.

WVZ042-060815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
127 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          39           69           42           73           
Max/Min RH %          91           47           100          46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  N  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3790                      4060         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  1                      W 10         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 3790                      40600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      17 Gen Poor  6 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       4            7            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            8            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 50. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 50. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 77 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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