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
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

No precipitation and a trend towards milder conditions
is expected through Friday. For this weekend and early
next week, rainfall will increase in coverage as the
area is impacted by a two cold fronts and potentially
taps some tropical moisture.

WVZ042-300815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
149 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           78           54           81           
Max/Min RH %          100          44           93           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4940                      5810         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  7                     SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34580                     40670        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         10 Poor      34 Fair      8 Poor       62 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  1 Very Poor  69 Good      
Max LVORI Early       10           10           6            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
around 70. Minimum RH 93 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Minimum RH 96 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
69 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

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