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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week. Showers
and storms today will be scattered with lesser chances
as we head into the weekend. Temperatures heat up
next week as well.

WVZ042-282015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
246 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          81           58           81           
Min/Max RH %          57           100          59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      N  4         Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   N  4         Lgt/Var      SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          12 PM                                  
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5690                      6640         
Transport Wnd (mph)   N  8                      SE  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    45520                     53120        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         16 Gen Poor  45 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          54 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  66 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           7            10           
Max LVORI Late        3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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