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
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Due to the stalled front across the area, fire weather will 
continue to be aided by daily wetting rainfall. Light winds 
are forecast, with heavy cloud cover through Wednesday night. 
Additional rainfall of 0.50-1.00" is expected, with some areas
potentially seeing several inches of rain under the heaviest
thunderstorms. Drier conditions move back in Thursday into the
weekend, though wet grounds will continue to keep any fire 
danger threat low. Winds increase briefly Thursday, with gusts
of 15-20 mph possible. 

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WVZ042-262030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
317 AM EDT Tue May 26 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     90           60           100          
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           60           50           
Max/Min Temp          77           61           76           
Min/Max RH %          77           100          77           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5         
Precip Amount         0.19         0.22         0.18         
Precip Duration       7            2            8            
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3300                      2630         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  9                      W 12         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    29700                     31560        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         11 Poor      32 Fair      50 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          36 Fair      4 Very Poor  50 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       9            7            8            
Max LVORI Late        5            8            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Occasional showers and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 53 percent.
East winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph.

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

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