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
243 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Rainy weather is likely to end by 15Z on Thursday (today).
Drier and cooler air arrives Friday through early next week. 
Fire concerns remain low.

WVZ042-242015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
243 AM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          63           40           68           
Min/Max RH %          69           100          43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  5 G19     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   E  3         Lgt/Var      N  4         
Precip Amount         0.20         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       3                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            11 AM                                  
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3300                      3700         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE 12                     N 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    39600                     44400        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         17 Gen Poor  25 Fair      23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          46 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  48 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            9            10           
Max LVORI Late        5            10           2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. South winds around
5 mph.

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

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