Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
338 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

WVZ042-082015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
338 AM EDT Sat Aug 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     40           20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           20           0            
Max/Min Temp          83           65           84           
Min/Max RH %          67           100          61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  3         SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.08         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4310                      4930         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 16                      W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    68960                     39440        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         63 Good      58 Gen Good  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          80 Good      2 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       10           7            9            
Max LVORI Late        3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
59 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 75 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 74 percent. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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