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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
426 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect lower humidity each afternoon, especially in the Piedmont.
The next best chance for wetting showers will be Thursday into
early
Friday.

WVZ042-152015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
426 AM EDT Mon Jun 15 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           49           75           
Min/Max RH %          44           92           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  7        NW  4        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  8        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5160                      7630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 17                     SW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    87720                     91560        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         55 Gen Good  94 Good      37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          94 Good      2 Very Poor  99 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            3            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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