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
258 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms Thursday...

Dry today then unsettled weather 
expected for Thursday into early Friday. Storms Thursday
may contain damaging winds. Even the general winds 
will be gusty as a cold front crosses the region
Thursday. We are also be tracking what will likely 
be the first named tropical storm of the season 
that is expected to move across the southeast states
Thursday into Friday. Some of this moisture may
impact our North Carolina Counties but it appears 
the bulk of the moisture will remain south of our
local region at the present time.

WVZ042-172015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
258 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          82           65           81           
Min/Max RH %          36           89           68           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         SW  5        SW 13 G29    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7         SW  7 G19    W 10 G25     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.16         
Precip Duration                                 4            
Precip Begin                                    8 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    7580                      5650         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 16                     W 32         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    121280                    180800       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         76 Good      92 Good      84 Good      
Max ADI Late          126 Very Good11 Poor      126 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        1            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
70s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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