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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
329 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

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; however, soil and ground
litter is moist enough to keep fire weather concerns low.

WVZ042-162015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
329 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           70           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          85           67           82           
Min/Max RH %          58           100          71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  4         W  5         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  5         W  5         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.26         0.10         
Precip Duration       1            4            1            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5000                      4080         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 20                      W 17         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    100000                    69360        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         43 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  33 Fair      
Max ADI Late          108 Very Good7 Poor       65 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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