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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Arrival and passage of a cold front will trigger showers and
some thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening today. Thunderstorm 
chances decrease after today, but showers remain possible 
through the end of the weekend and into early next week.

Fire concerns remain low through next week.

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WVZ042-212030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
317 AM EDT Thu May 21 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     100          70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          72           56           64           
Min/Max RH %          80           100          86           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  5 G19    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SE  4 G17    SE  6 G19    
Precip Amount         0.39         0.22         0.06         
Precip Duration       8            5            6            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2310                      1890         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  9                     SE 13        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    20790                     24570        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      16 Gen Poor  18 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      6 Very Poor  29 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       8            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        5            9            5            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
85 percent. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 68 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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