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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
335 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High pressure will be centered just offshore of the Mid-Atlantic 
coast the next several days, and clockwise flow around the high
will result in southwest winds. This pattern will favor warm
weather for the rest of the week along with some increasing
moisture. Dewpoints will trend up resulting in higher minimum
relative humidity along with periodic cloud cover and a chance of
mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. The
precipitation is expected to be scattered and mainly confined to
the mountains.

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WVZ042-012030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
335 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           20           
Max/Min Temp          75           56           80           
Min/Max RH %          48           94           41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  5        SW  3        Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  6        Lgt/Var      S  6         
Precip Amount         0.07         0.03         0.02         
Precip Duration       4            3            2            
Precip Begin          7 AM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            Continuing   3 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5840                      5380         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW 15                     SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    87600                     75320        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         48 Gen Good  45 Gen Good  64 Good      
Max ADI Late          50 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  84 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            4            7            
Max LVORI Late        1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent. South winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Minimum RH 44 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Showers, cooler. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 29 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Highs around 60. Minimum RH 33 percent. West winds
around 5 mph.

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

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