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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
224 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

On Thursday into Friday morning, a cold front will head south 
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to the 
area, especially western and northern sections. The front then
stalls over parts of VA and NC before heading north as a warm
front over the weekend. An additional disturbance aloft arrives 
over the weekend, helping to maintain showers and storms.
Temperatures through the period will be above normal to near
normal for this time of year. There are currently no fire weather
concerns.

WVZ042-100815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
224 PM EDT Wed Sep 9 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           50           
Min/Max Temp          63           82           63           80           
Max/Min RH %          89           60           100          73           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  5 G17     W  3         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  4        W  6 G17     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.03         0.08         0.24         
Precip Duration                    0            2            4            
Precip Begin                       2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4680                      3920         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 20                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 93600                     54880        
Dispersion            Poor                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         51 Gen Good  84 Good      33 Fair      31 Fair      
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  86 Good      3 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            7            10           
Max LVORI Late        6            3            10           4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 81 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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