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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
200 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Drier weather expected through at least Wednesday with
lower humidity. Min RH values each afternoon fall into
the upper 30 to lower 40 percent range east of the mountains, and
mid 40 to low 50 percent range west of the Blue Ridge mountains.
An increasing chance of rain, along with more humid conditions
will return for late week and into the weekend; however, rain
chances look to remain low at this time, with no significant upper
level feature forecast to bring widespread rain at this time.
WVZ042-140815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
200 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 63 77 55 82
Max/Min RH % 100 51 93 55
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var NW 3 Lgt/Var SE 4 G17
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var N 4 SE 3 G17 Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4410 4900
Transport Wnd (mph) N 13 S 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 57330 14700
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 62 Good 47 Gen Good 31 Fair 19 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 59 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 23 Fair
Max LVORI Early 7 8 7 6
Max LVORI Late 9 3 7 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
62 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
68 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.