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
210 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Expect dry weather with warmer temperatures into Friday. For this weekend
rainfall chances will increase thanks to a slow moving front. We cool
down with the front into next week.

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Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
210 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          53           81           58           81           
Max/Min RH %          92           41           90           60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         Lgt/Var      W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.08         
Precip Duration                                              3            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5630                      5170         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     W 23         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 39410                     118910       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      32 Fair      14 Gen Poor  104 Very Good
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  46 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  123 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower
60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with rain likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 87 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 97 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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