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
148 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will allow for dry conditions through tonight, 
with increasing clouds this evening. The next weather system 
nears from the west on Tuesday, bringing chances of rain 
through Wednesday. A more potent front moves through the region
on Wednesday and a much colder airmass is expected for 
Thanksgiving and beyond.

WVZ042-250915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
148 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Tstms        Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     30           90           90           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           0            
Min/Max Temp          43           59           50           59           
Max/Min RH %          87           72           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        S  6 G18     S  4         W  7 G21     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        S  7 G19     SW  4        W 11 G23     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.17         0.11         0.02         
Precip Duration       0            5            9            1            
Precip Begin          4 AM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2120                      3730         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S 10                      W 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 21200                     93250        
Dispersion            Fair                      Fair                      
Max ADI Early         8 Poor       20 Gen Poor  7 Poor       59 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          6 Very Poor  21 Fair      6 Very Poor  66 Good      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            7            5            
Max LVORI Late        4            4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs
in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 36 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in
the lower 30s. Minimum RH 37 percent. West winds 15 to 25 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 19. Highs around 40.
Minimum RH 32 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and a slight chance
of snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in the mid
30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 69 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph.

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

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