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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
123 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Gusty northwest winds will continue through Sunday, with 
gusts of 20-30 mph consistently each day. Min RH elevated in the 
mountains but lower this weekend in the Piedmont. 

Dry weather returns for all by early next week, with a gradual 
warming trend. Winds will be light, but as temperatures return 
to the 50s/60s late next week, Min RH values fall to 20-30%.

WVZ042-130915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
123 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Snow Showers Snow Showers 
Chance Precip (%)     40           60           50           10           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          32           43           27           39           
Max/Min RH %          100          60           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G21    NW  8 G22    NW  4        NW  8 G20    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9 G23     NW  6        NW  6 G19    NW  8 G18    
Precip Amount         0.03         0.01         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       2            1            2            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   1 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4110                      4300         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 15                     NW 18        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61650                     77400        
Dispersion            Excellent                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      36 Fair      7 Poor       46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          19 Gen Poor  42 Gen Good  16 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       5            4            6            5            
Max LVORI Late        5            3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
49 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Light and variable wind. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Light and variable
wind. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Light and variable wind. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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