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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect an increase in the low level moisture into the weekend.
Storm chances will be scattered into Friday. Drier weather
with warming temperatures above normal anticipated Sunday
into next week.

WVZ042-272015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
242 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     20           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           
Max/Min Temp          82           61           80           
Min/Max RH %          59           100          62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.02         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration       0            1            0            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   2 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5970                      6830         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  6                      N  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35820                     40980        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  18 Gen Poor  12 Poor      
Max ADI Late          52 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  51 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
58 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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