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
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Forecast looking wetter today into Monday with frontal boundary
just south of the area and upper disturbance moving across. Wetting
rains are expected over much of the area with showers/few storms. RH
values will stay elevated with cloud cover/rain.

We dry out Tuesday into Thursday with temperatures warming back
above normal. Late next week, potential for more storms Friday
into Saturday but still on the warmer side of normal.

WVZ042-122015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
222 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           50           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           50           
Max/Min Temp          73           61           73           
Min/Max RH %          84           100          82           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      E  3         E  4         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      E  3         E  5         
Precip Amount         0.20         0.10         0.07         
Precip Duration       5            3            3            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2570                      2970         
Transport Wnd (mph)   E  5                      SE 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    12850                     50490        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         7 Poor       26 Fair      43 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          34 Fair      6 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       7            9            9            
Max LVORI Late        6            9            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. East winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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

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