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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front will head south across the region through the
overnight, bringing scattered showers and isolated storms to the 
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then 
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm 
front over the weekend. An additional, a disturbance aloft 
arrives over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms. 
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near 
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather 
concerns.

WVZ042-110815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           40           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           40           50           
Min/Max Temp          64           80           63           79           
Max/Min RH %          100          73           100          75           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.09         0.07         0.05         0.30         
Precip Duration       2            2            1            5            
Precip Begin          6 PM         7 AM         Continuing   7 AM         
Precip End            2 AM         Continuing   6 AM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3540                      3640         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 14                      SW  9        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 49560                     32760        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  12 Poor      7 Poor       15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           9            10           10           
Max LVORI Late        9            4            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. East winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance
of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable wind. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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