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
345 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Moisture will remain elevated with wetting rainfall expected
for most through Saturday morning. Behind the front
Sunday into Monday, things dry out and afternoon RH values
will drop back into the 25 to 40 percent range, lower
in the piedmont. The next wetting rain chance comes Tuesday.

WVZ042-220915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
345 PM EST Fri Nov 21 2025

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           60           37           55           
Max/Min RH %          100          74           100          44           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  7 G17     Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  6 G18     NW  6        Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip Amount         0.17         0.15         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   11 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2650                      3300         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 17                     W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 45050                     56100        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       41 Gen Good  8 Poor       28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          10 Poor      37 Fair      5 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            6            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            8            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper
50s. Minimum RH 37 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 67 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 67 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Colder. Lows in the
lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 41 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the upper
30s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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