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
233 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather continues through the end of next week. Temperatures 
will remain near seasonal normals, with highs in the 60s and 70s,
and lows in the 30s and 40s. Minimum RH values will rise some 
into the weekend into the 40s percent range.

No measurable rainfall is anticipated through the seven day 
forecast, and is not looking likely through the end of the month.
The next best chance for rainfall looks to be around the first of
the month. There are currently no fire weather concerns at this 
time.

WVZ042-240830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
233 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Clear        Mclear       Clear        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          36           60           32           63           
Max/Min RH %          100          45           100          46           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SE  3        SE  3        SE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        SE  3        SE  3        SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3370                      3100         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE  6                     SE  6        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 20220                     18600        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor                      
Max ADI Early         9 Poor       20 Gen Poor  7 Poor       16 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          5 Very Poor  27 Fair      6 Very Poor  20 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       4            7            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        6            2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Light winds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Light
winds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Light winds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.

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

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