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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
137 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Most of the service area received a wetting rainfall earlier 
this morning. Totals were highest along & west of I-77, where at
least 0.75" fell, with amounts then tapering down further east 
to less than 0.25" falling along the crest of the Blue Ridge and
points eastward.

Fire weather concerns are likely to be lower today than in past
days considering the rainfall this morning moistened fuels. 
Winds will be less than 10 mph from the southwest, occurring 
under a mixture of high clouds and sunshine and minimum 
afternoon humidity holding above 40 percent. 

A strong cold front will pass across the lower Mid-Atlantic on
Sunday afternoon and evening, bringing sharply colder air and
breezy northwest winds to the area for Monday through Tuesday
night. Fire weather concerns will increase early in the week as
daytime gusts will range from 25 mph to locally 35 mph across 
the mountains, and from 15 mph to locally 25 mph across the 
Piedmont from Monday into Wednesday. This will be combined with 
mostly clear skies areawide, and minimum humidity potentially 
falling to 30 percent or lower across the Piedmont, all of which
will support the drying of fuels.

WVZ042-090915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
137 PM EST Sat Nov 8 2025

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Rain         Showers      Snow Showers 
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           70           40           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          42           59           26           32           
Max/Min RH %          98           66           97           54           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  5 G18    W  9 G23     NW 11 G22    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  9 G20     NW  9 G23    W 11 G21     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.02         0.06         0.02         
Precip Duration                    2            9            3            
Precip Begin                       8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3850                      4590         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 21                      W 22         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 80850                     100980       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Excellent                 
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  26 Fair      62 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  55 Gen Good  27 Fair      73 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            8            5            4            
Max LVORI Late        8            3            4            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely. Lows around 20.
Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows in the upper 20s.
Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
40s. Minimum RH 44 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 38 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows around
40. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds
5 to 10 mph.

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