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
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will support clear skies for today. Winds will be
from the northeast, with sustained speeds between 5 mph and 10 
mph, and gusts reaching as high as 20 mph at times. Speeds will 
diminish to less than 5 mph toward sunset. Minimum RH this 
afternoon will fall as low as 25 percent in spots, and will
remain between 25 to 35 percent through the first half of the 
work week.

After a cool weekend, temperatures will moderate back to near 
normal on Tuesday for the remainder of the week.

WVZ042-190815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
143 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          32           66           36           68           
Max/Min RH %          78           29           80           32           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3000                      2950         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NE  8                     N  9         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 24000                     26550        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      7 Poor       8 Poor       17 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  30 Fair      1 Very Poor  37 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            4            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
45 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

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