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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
238 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure should provide dry conditions into
Thursday. A cold front will arrive towards Friday and the 
upcoming weekend to bring daily chances of showers and 
thunderstorms. Some of the stronger storms could bring 
heavy downpours. Hot and humid weather looks to follow next 
week.

WVZ042-250815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
238 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            40           
Min/Max Temp          52           83           61           85           
Max/Min RH %          95           43           88           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  4        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6460                      5270         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     SW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 45220                     26350        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      52 Gen Good  61 Good      35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  64 Good      2 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            7            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 73 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 74 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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