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
733 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Humidity levels stay elevated into next week, as temperatures
also climb above normal. Not much rain, if any, is expected 
into the middle of next week.

WVZ042-300815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
733 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

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          62           85           64           87           
Max/Min RH %          100          52           93           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6040                      6330         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W  6                      W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 36240                     82290        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         56 Gen Good  20 Gen Poor  16 Gen Poor  88 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  41 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  95 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            9            6            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West 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
47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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