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
221 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions are forecast to persist through Sunday night as 
high pressure remains in control of the weather pattern. Sunday 
afternoon minimum relative humidity will remain above 30 percent
across the region, with surface winds holding below 10 mph. The 
next chance for wetting rainfall will be Monday, more so across 
northwest North Carolina, as a weak disturbance passes across 
the region. Rainfall totals are forecast to remain less than a 
quarter inch for most, but will be locally higher if any storms 
develop.

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WVZ042-310830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
221 PM EDT Sat May 30 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          47           77           56           75           
Max/Min RH %          80           44           99           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NE  3        SE  4 G17    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 8 AM         
Precip End                                                   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6240                      4430         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     NW 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 43680                     57590        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         56 Gen Good  36 Fair      45 Gen Good  44 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       50 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  69 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
37 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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