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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
225 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A disturbance arriving this evening is expected to trigger a
broken line of showers and a few thunderstorms during the
evening, which will pass across the Piedmont. Wetting rainfall
totals ranging from less than 0.10 to locally 0.50 inch are
possible. The next potential for widespread wetting rain will
return late Monday night as a line of thunderstorms arrives from
the north, and again on Tuesday, with the redevelopment of storms
across the area in the afternoon.
WVZ042-270815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
225 PM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms None Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 0 70 100
Chance of Thunder (%) 40 0 0 70
Min/Max Temp 62 82 65 79
Max/Min RH % 100 58 100 80
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 7 G20
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 3 SW 3 W 8 G21
Precip Amount 0.13 0.00 0.16 0.58
Precip Duration 1 2 12
Precip Begin 6 PM 3 AM Continuing
Precip End 2 AM Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4550 2670
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 9 S 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 40950 37380
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 54 Gen Good 38 Fair 45 Gen Good 20 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 49 Gen Good 2 Very Poor 34 Fair
Max LVORI Early 9 10 7 9
Max LVORI Late 10 3 7 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.