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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...
A cool northeasterly flow amidst cloudy skies with periods of 
rain will keep conditions damp through tonight and Sunday. By 
Monday, high pressure should arrive to bring dry weather for 
the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting rain may not 
come until the following week, which will only worsen the 
ongoing drought across the Piedmont.

WVZ042-040815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
239 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Cloudy       Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Showers      Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           30           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          56           64           53           65           
Max/Min RH %          99           90           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  E  4         SE  3        Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SE  4        Lgt/Var      NW  3        NW  5        
Precip Amount         0.07         0.13         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                                      
Precip Begin          6 PM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 1930                      3350         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW  2                     NW 12        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 3860                      40200        
Dispersion            Fair                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         12 Poor      5 Very Poor  7 Poor       41 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          8 Poor       11 Poor      9 Poor       47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            9            9            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            7            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.

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

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