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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF
WV AND VA...
Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum. Drier conditions return Tuesday and Wednesday, with
additional chances for showers and storms for the end of the week.
WVZ042-170830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
216 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 70 50 50 0
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 50 50 0
Min/Max Temp 65 81 64 79
Max/Min RH % 100 70 100 62
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 4 W 5 W 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 4 W 5 Lgt/Var NW 4
Precip Amount 0.35 0.15 0.11 0.00
Precip Duration 5 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 2 AM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4090 5070
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 16 NW 12
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 65440 60840
Dispersion Fair Very Poor
Max ADI Early 53 Gen Good 37 Fair 39 Fair 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 8 Poor 66 Good 4 Very Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 8 9 9
Max LVORI Late 8 4 9 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 70 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.