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
154 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...
 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind develops
across the region, with gusts of 20+ mph expected by the afternoon
and evening hours. Moisture and temperatures increase once again,
with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into the 
area. Severe storms are expected areawide, with damaging wind
gusts expected to be the primary threat. The area looks to dry out
once again Monday through Wednesday, with severe weather possibly
returning next Thursday across the region. During these three days
early in the work week, minimum RH values look to bottom out in
the 30-40% range across the region, with locally lower values
across the Piedmont, and locally higher values across mountain
locations.

WVZ042-140815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
154 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            90           80           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            50           50           0            
Min/Max Temp          62           79           57           73           
Max/Min RH %          79           57           97           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  3        W  7 G21     NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  8 G21     NW  5        W  5         
Precip Amount         0.00         0.15         0.19         0.00         
Precip Duration                    4            5                         
Precip Begin                       12 PM        Continuing                
Precip End                         Continuing   2 AM                      
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5350                      4510         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 25                      NW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 133750                    45100        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         42 Gen Good  98 Good      56 Gen Good  60 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  100 Good     10 Poor      56 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       3            4            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        4            2            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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