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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
245 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Breezy until sunset otherwise no hazards. Dry weather is  
expected through the weekend. Chance for showers and 
thunderstorms return next week.

High pressure will pass overhead this weekend promoting mainly
dry conditions with low afternoon humidity. An upper level
trough will pass to our north Saturday, freshening up the winds
for the afternoon, and providing a few mid/high clouds. But not
expecting any rain. 

Unsettled weather returns next week with a daily chance for 
showers and thunderstorms. 

FYI... The summer solstice is Sunday June 21 at 424 AM EDT.

WVZ042-200815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
245 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          54           76           56           82           
Max/Min RH %          90           44           95           45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  4 G17    W  3         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5820                      6280         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 58200                     50240        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         115 Very Good72 Good      27 Fair      50 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  74 Good      1 Very Poor  66 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            6            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms and a
slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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