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
222 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast to persist through tonight as 
high pressure remains in control of the weather pattern. Today's 
afternoon minimum relative humidity will remain above 30 percent
across the region, with surface winds holding below 10 mph. The 
next chance for wetting rainfall will be Tuesday across the
mountains. Rainfall totals are forecast to remain less than a 
tenth inch for most.

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WVZ042-010815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
222 PM EDT Sun May 31 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            40           
Min/Max Temp          57           75           52           71           
Max/Min RH %          96           40           81           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      NW  4        Lgt/Var      E  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 6 AM         
Precip End                                                   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4890                      5930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     NE 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 48900                     59300        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         46 Gen Good  42 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  66 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  72 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            7            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
37 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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