Fire Weather Forecast - Mercer County, WV

News Headlines

Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Mercer County

FNUS51 KRNK 300648
FWFRNK

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 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 that may potentially
tap into some tropical moisture. At this time, there are 
currently no fire weather concerns.

WVZ042-302015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
248 AM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          78           54           81           
Min/Max RH %          42           91           39           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5030                      6380         
Transport Wnd (mph)   SW  7                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    35210                     63800        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         14 Gen Poor  11 Poor      53 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          41 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  67 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        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 showers likely. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cooler.
Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 94 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 92 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.

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

Radar