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
215 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drier air on gusty northwest winds can be expected today,
although temperatures being cooler will keep min RH values
in the 30-50 percent range, lowest in the Piedmont. 

Winds weaken Saturday night. Temperatures will be coolest
Sunday, then gradually increase through mid-week. Minimum
relative humidities for the early to middle part of next
week will generally be in the 20s and 30s percent range.

The next chance of precipitation will be during the latter half
of next week, along with cooler temperatures.

WVZ042-072115-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
215 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          50           30           60           
Min/Max RH %          54           100          36           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  5        NW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8        Lgt/Var      W  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3440                      2400         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 20                     W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    68800                     33600        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         58 Gen Good  7 Poor       23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          66 Good      4 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        2            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain.
Lows around 40. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Colder.
Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.

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

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