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
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front track southeast through the area into the weekend.
Expect a decent coverage of showers and storms Saturday, and more
scattered this afternoon and again Sunday. High pressure builds 
and heat and humidity will increase towards the middle of 
next week. Fire weather concerns should remain low.

WVZ042-270830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
237 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           80           60           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           50           50           40           
Min/Max Temp          64           77           64           81           
Max/Min RH %          98           79           100          66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  4        W  4         W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  6         W  3         NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.05         0.15         0.16         0.02         
Precip Duration       2            8            4            2            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3360                      4270         
Transport Wnd (mph)                S  7                      W 14         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 23520                     59780        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         20 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor  33 Fair      39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  31 Fair      4 Very Poor  52 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            8            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        8            4            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
46 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
39 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
around 90. Minimum RH 40 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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