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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
400 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A cold front passing across the lower Mid-Atlantic this evening 
will trigger a broken line of showers and a few thunderstorms. 
Winds this morning and afternoon will gust 15 mph to 25 mph from 
the southwest ahead of the front, and will shift from the north-
west locally up to 35 mph after frontal passage. Rain showers 
will linger through sunrise Saturday before coming to an end, 
and any wetting rainfall totals will remain less than 0.25" for 
most. Dry conditions are forecasted from Saturday through the 
next workweek, with temperatures returning to near-normal.

WVZ042-162015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
400 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Showers      Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     80           80           60           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          76           41           49           
Min/Max RH %          62           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  6 G20    NW  8 G19    N  9 G20     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9 G20     NW  9 G19    N  9 G19     
Precip Amount         0.04         0.07         0.02         
Precip Duration       2            5            1            
Precip Begin          2 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   11 AM        
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5000                      4810         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 28                      N 25         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    140000                    120250       
Dispersion                         Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         78 Good      47 Gen Good  65 Good      
Max ADI Late          113 Very Good33 Fair      98 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            4            4            
Max LVORI Late        3            4            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower
30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
39 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 46 percent. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

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