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
335 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...
 
Rain chances return today, as a southwesterly wind flow sets up, 
with gusts near 20 mph expected. Moisture and temperatures increase 
once again, with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into 
the area. Storms could be severe.

A period of drier conditions to follow the frontal passage, with
little to no precipitation chances through Wednesday.

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Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
335 AM EDT Sun Jun 14 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     80           80           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          84           54           71           
Min/Max RH %          51           100          47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        W  7 G19     NW  5        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  7 G19     NW  5 G18    NW  6        
Precip Amount         0.11         0.19         0.00         
Precip Duration       3            5                         
Precip Begin          11 AM        Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   3 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5220                      5490         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 16                     W 13         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    83520                     71370        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         54 Gen Good  62 Good      40 Fair      
Max ADI Late          92 Good      13 Gen Poor  86 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
44 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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