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
232 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front should slowly drift southeastward during this
weekend, which will serve as a focus for more chances of showers
and thunderstorms. High pressure will build later on Monday to 
bring lower chances of storms. Hot and humid conditions should 
arrive by the middle of next week. Fire weather concerns will 
remain low.

WVZ042-280830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
232 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           30           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           30           20           
Min/Max Temp          63           80           64           86           
Max/Min RH %          100          73           100          56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  4        W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  3         NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.14         0.08         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            2            0            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   9 PM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3590                      5260         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     N  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 53850                     10520        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         39 Fair      16 Gen Poor  44 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          4 Very Poor  53 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       8            10           10           10           
Max LVORI Late        10           4            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
43 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 44 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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