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
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure provides dry weather through Friday morning. A cold
front approaches by Saturday with an uptick in shower and storm
coverage this weekend. Next week is looking drier, with much warmer
temperatures.

WVZ042-260815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
226 PM EDT Thu Jun 25 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Showers      Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            20           50           
Min/Max Temp          60           85           65           80           
Max/Min RH %          88           48           95           71           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  5 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      W  7 G18     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.19         
Precip Duration                    1            2            8            
Precip Begin                       1 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5570                      3720         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 10                     SW 26        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 55700                     96720        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         58 Gen Good  51 Gen Good  62 Good      92 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  67 Good      6 Very Poor  109 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            1            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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