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
238 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Prior to this moisture entering the area, hot and dry conditions 
areawide will lead to minimum RH values mainly falling into the 
20s/30s on today, with an increase mainly for the mountains by 
Wednesday as a cold front arrives and advects 
moisture north. Overall, with winds remaining mainly under 12 
mph, the fire weather concerns look to remain low for much of the
area at this time even though conditions will be hot and dry
early this week. Several days of rainfall look to occur across the
region starting Wednesday, which will be beneficial for the area.
Depending on the amount of rainfall over this period, drought
conditions may improve slightly, reducing the overall fire
weather threat across the area as we head into summer. 


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WVZ042-192015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
238 AM EDT Tue May 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          88           64           85           
Min/Max RH %          30           73           42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.06         
Precip Duration                                 3            
Precip Begin                                    11 AM        
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    8210                      8450         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    106730                    67600        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         58 Gen Good  53 Gen Good  95 Good      
Max ADI Late          103 Very Good4 Very Poor  92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a 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 near normal.
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