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
129 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

.DISCUSSION... 

Mainly wintry weather in the form of freezing rain will impact 
most of the area tonight into Tuesday morning before changing
to rain and ending. This precipitation will keep fuels wet.

Dry Wednesday into Thursday. Another system could impact us with
more wintry precipitation Friday into Saturday. Temperatures for
the next week will likely stay below normal.

WVZ042-020915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
129 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Cloudy       Mcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Frz Rain     Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     100          100          0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          29           40           20           41           
Max/Min RH %          100          79           94           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  5 G17    W  3         NW  7 G19    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  5 G17    NW  7 G18    NW  3        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.37         0.24         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       6            5                                      
Precip Begin          11 PM        Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   1 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2130                      2340         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     SW  3        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 51120                     7020         
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         13 Gen Poor  23 Fair      30 Fair      10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          15 Gen Poor  46 Gen Good  13 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       3            10           4            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            4            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid
30s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Lows in
the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, snow and
freezing rain. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the lower 40s.
Minimum RH 74 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and a slight chance
of snow showers. Lows around 30. Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum
RH 65 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the
mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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