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
157 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Another round of storms is expected this afternoon into 
evening that could be strong to severe with damaging
winds as the main threat. Hail, isolated tornadoes, and
flash flooding are also possible. Gusty winds also
possible throughout the day. Drier weather returns for 
the remainder of the week before showers and storms 
return to the forecast for the weekend.

Rainfall amounts through tonight are generally near a 
quarter of an inch with locally higher amounts possible.

WVZ042-290815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
157 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          61           74           55           75           
Max/Min RH %          100          64           100          57           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  7 G19    NW  6 G18    NW  5 G17    NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        NW  8 G19    Lgt/Var      NW  6        
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            1 AM                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4700                      5100         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 20                     NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 94000                     86700        
Dispersion            Fair                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  77 Good      99 Good      64 Good      
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       101 Very Good8 Poor       94 Good      
Max LVORI Early       9            8            5            9            
Max LVORI Late        9            3            9            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 56 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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