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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
229 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A cold front over the Great Lakes is forecast to move south
and stall over the region. This will bring daily opportunity
for scattered showers and thunderstorms through the upcoming
weekend.
In spite of the hit and miss nature of the showers, the higher
dewpoints and humidity should mitigate fire concerns.
WVZ042-182015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
229 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 0 30
Chance of Thunder (%) 50 0 20
Max/Min Temp 82 64 80
Min/Max RH % 65 100 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NW 4 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.05 0.00 0.05
Precip Duration 3 1
Precip Begin 10 AM 8 AM
Precip End 6 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 3400 4210
Transport Wnd (mph) W 10 SW 3
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 34000 12630
Dispersion Very Poor
Max ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 23 Fair 8 Poor
Max ADI Late 26 Fair 1 Very Poor 17 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 8 6 10
Max LVORI Late 3 8 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 88 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 92 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 82 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.