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
222 PM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the beginning of next week. Temperatures 
will remain near seasonal normals, with highs in the 60s and 70s,
and lows in the 30s and 40s.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
There are currently no fire weather concerns at this time.

WVZ042-220815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
222 PM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          38           64           35           64           
Max/Min RH %          100          41           100          50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      N  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2990                      3720         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     E  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 29900                     22320        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  21 Fair      16 Gen Poor  12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  40 Fair      1 Very Poor  24 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           3            10           
Max LVORI Late        10           2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Light and variable
wind. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
52 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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