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
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Wetting rain across the mountains this morning.
Quiet, dry, and seasonable conditions are expected to continue this 
afternoon through Wednesday, thanks to high pressure in place across 
the area. 
MinRh values will be near 40% on this afternoon and to over 50% by Tuesday, 
despite temperatures rising to well above normal. Winds are expected 
to remain light each day, increasing by Wednesday out of the southeast, 
gusting up to 20 mph in the mountains. 

Although rainfall amounts with the mid to late week system are 
trending downward, the entire area is still expected to receive a 
wetting rainfall, particularly along/west of the Blue Ridge.

WVZ042-022115-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
251 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          62           43           71           
Min/Max RH %          49           100          53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  3        SE  3        SE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  3        SE  3        SE  5        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2100                      3940         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE  8                     SE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    16800                     27580        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         19 Gen Poor  3 Very Poor  11 Poor      
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  2 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 73 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. Minimum RH 62 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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