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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
754 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A front enters the area tonight into Thursday, though wetting
showers look to occur mainly across the northern half of the
forecast area. 

A strong front brings an airmass change later Friday with
blustery winds by Friday evening and colder temperatures for
the weekend.

WVZ042-150815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
754 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     20           50           40           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           20           20           0            
Min/Max Temp          63           78           62           77           
Max/Min RH %          100          75           100          60           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  6 G21    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      S  3         W  9 G23     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.04         0.01         0.02         
Precip Duration       1            2            0            3            
Precip Begin          10 PM        Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   8 PM         Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 2470                      5570         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 14                     W 26         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 34580                     144820       
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         22 Fair      9 Poor       7 Poor       85 Good      
Max ADI Late          3 Very Poor  34 Fair      4 Very Poor  110 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            10           9            7            
Max LVORI Late        10           4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows in the lower 30s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. East winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
57 percent. East winds around 5 mph.

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

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