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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
Issued by National Weather Service Raleigh NC
244 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A frontal boundary stalls across the western and southern part of
the area today with mainly dry conditions elsewhere. A summer- 
like pattern develops the rest of the week with scattered showers 
and storms each day and increasing humidity and temperatures. Fire
weather concerns will remain low.

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WVZ042-082015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
244 AM EDT Mon Jun 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           50           
Max/Min Temp          84           63           80           
Min/Max RH %          46           93           65           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE  3        SE  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        SE  4        S  4         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.06         
Precip Duration                    1            4            
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    6400                      3110         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SE 13                     S 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    83200                     43540        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         54 Gen Good  71 Good      27 Fair      
Max ADI Late          73 Good      9 Poor       46 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        1            5            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight 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 in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...