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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
233 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures and heat index values increase next week. Minimum RH
values may drop to between 30 and 40 percent Monday through
Friday
for the eastern Piedmont. Not much rain, if any, is expected
until 
the middle of next week.

WVZ042-310845-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
233 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          64           86           66           87           
Max/Min RH %          94           52           90           50           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6100                      5630         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 10                     W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 61000                     73190        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         21 Fair      63 Good      25 Fair      79 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  79 Good      2 Very Poor  90 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            8            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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