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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue into Saturday morning. 
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias will bring rainfall to the
area by Saturday night and rain will continue into early Monday 
morning. Overall, there are currently no fire weather 
concerns at this time.

WVZ042-092030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
307 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          71           52           61           
Min/Max RH %          40           78           63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      E  7 G24     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3 G19     SE 10 G29    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.17         
Precip Duration                                 3            
Precip Begin                                    10 AM        
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4250                      2160         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  6                     SE 26        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    25500                     56160        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         18 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  39 Fair      
Max ADI Late          33 Fair      3 Very Poor  61 Good      
Max LVORI Early       4            3            4            
Max LVORI Late        2            3            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. East winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 95 percent.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to
20 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 88 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
64 percent. South winds around 5 mph.

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

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