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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.DISCUSSION...

After today, cooler weather develops with a damp weekend expected.
Rain exits the area Sunday night into Monday morning and no rain 
is expected through the next work week. The fall fire weather
season may be a growing concern if we have locations that don't 
see much rain this weekend. Temperatures will hover in the 60s and
low 70s for highs as high pressure builds in for next week.

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Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
228 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     50           80           70           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          61           66           55           65           
Max/Min RH %          100          95           100          94           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  3         SE  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SE  4        Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.13         0.26         0.11         0.29         
Precip Duration       2            9            4            8            
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1240                      1240         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SE 12                     SE  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 14880                     8680         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         23 Fair      14 Gen Poor  12 Poor      6 Very Poor  
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  8 Poor       3 Very Poor  
Max LVORI Early       10           9            8            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           6            9            9            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 40s.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 51 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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