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
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Scattered shower and thunderstorm activity will continue through
Monday. While not everyone will see wetting rain, an extremely 
humid airmass will continue to remain across the region. These
elevated humidity levels will keep any fire weather concerns to
a minimum.

WVZ042-160815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
134 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           20           50           
Min/Max Temp          66           85           67           82           
Max/Min RH %          100          63           98           70           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        SW  4        W  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6         W  4         W  6         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.08         0.16         
Precip Duration                    0            1            4            
Precip Begin                       6 AM         8 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5330                      4600         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 17                      W 15         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 90610                     69000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  47 Gen Good  77 Good      49 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  112 Very Good8 Poor       56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       10           10           6            6            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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