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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
218 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Temperatures increase steadily through the end of the week, with 
very warm temperatures in the 80s/90s expected by Friday across 
the mountains/Piedmont respectively. Dry weather persists 
areawide, with minimum RHs between 20% to 35% for most, and 
between 40% to 50% for some of the mountains over the southern 
Blue Ridge and parts of southeast WV, through Saturday afternoon.
However, winds do remain light. A cold front dips south into the 
region late Sunday, which will bring the next opportunity for 
showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall amounts look to be less than
a third of an inch across the area, and the probability for half 
an inch of rain or greater is less than 15%. 


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WVZ042-042015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
218 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          81           55           83           
Min/Max RH %          34           82           37           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6470                      7640         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  1                     W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    6470                      61120        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       6 Very Poor  36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          9 Poor       1 Very Poor  71 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            4            6            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
47 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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