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
236 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Elevated moisture across the area will lead to several days of 
scattered showers and thunderstorms. These scattered showers 
and thunderstorms will bring much needed rainfall to the region; 
however, widespread rainfall totals look to remain less than an 
inch at this time. 

Above normal temperatures can be expected Thursday through Sunday.
Warming temperatures will also lead to greater instability 
and stronger thunderstorms (when they occur). Minimum RH values
do not look to decrease significantly Thursday through Friday; however, 
a frontal boundary passage on Friday will lower Minimum RH values 
into the low 30s through the weekend. While RH values will be low
on Saturday and Sunday, winds look to be quite benign with high pressure
forecast to be directly overhead through the weekend. 

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WVZ042-110845-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
236 PM EDT Wed Jun 10 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           30           40           90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           30           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          66           85           66           83           
Max/Min RH %          99           57           95           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         W  4         Lgt/Var      W  5 G19     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         W  3         W  7 G18     
Precip Amount         0.02         0.03         0.02         0.20         
Precip Duration       1            2            1            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4380                      5210         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 13                      W 20         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 56940                     104200       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  68 Good      40 Fair      90 Good      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  70 Good      5 Very Poor  106 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       6            7            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        8            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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