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
206 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

.DISCUSSION... 

An arctic front looks to push through the region starting 
this afternoon and evening across the area. This will bring 
rain showers initially primarily for mountain locations as it 
is expected to fade the further east it travels. This will lead
to western facing and upslope counties likely seeing up to a quarter
inch of new precipitation associated with this front. These totals
quickly drop off, with likely only a few hundredths forecast for areas
along and west of the I-81 corridor. Areas east of I-81 will likely 
not see any accumulations. Temperatures will remain below average behind
the passage of the cold front areawide, with another chance of snow
mainly in the mountains to occur over the weekend. Temperatures are 
expected to stay below normal through at least the middle of next week. 

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WVZ042-142130-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
206 AM EST Wed Jan 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Snow Showers 
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          46           13           21           
Min/Max RH %          55           89           51           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  7 G18    NW  8 G24    NW 12 G28    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G18     NW 12 G28    W 11 G24     
Precip Amount         0.07         0.08         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            3            2            
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3550                      5010         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 18                     W 31         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    63900                     155310       
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  41 Gen Good  98 Good      
Max ADI Late          47 Gen Good  46 Gen Good  93 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            
Max LVORI Late        3            3            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 13. Highs in the mid 30s.
Minimum RH 35 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the lower 30s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows around 14. Highs
in the mid 20s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows around 13.
Highs in the upper 20s. Minimum RH 48 percent. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows around
12. Highs in the mid 20s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph.

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

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