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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
151 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected to last until tomorrow, when showers and
thunderstorms return to mainly the mountains.
Temperatures in the 80s and 90s continue through Saturday for
urban areas and the Piedmont. Minimum RH values will fall into
the 30s to 40s percent range for most locations east of the Blue Ridge
today and tomorrow. Light winds prevail, with an increasing NE
wind for the Piedmont tomorrow. By Saturday stronger WSW winds
are expected with gusts to 25 mph for the higher peaks and
ridges. Showers and storms become more widespread for the weekend into
early next week. Some storms Saturday could be strong to severe
with strong to damaging wind gusts as the primary threat.
Total rainfall Saturday is forecast to be mainly one to two
tenths of an inch with locally higher from storms.
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Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
151 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 40 90
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 40 50
Min/Max Temp 66 89 68 84
Max/Min RH % 95 49 97 68
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.15
Precip Duration 1 6
Precip Begin 7 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 5760 4490
Transport Wnd (mph) S 7 W 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 40320 67350
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 31 Fair 45 Gen Good 25 Fair 39 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 52 Gen Good 1 Very Poor 56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 8 6 7
Max LVORI Late 8 1 8 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows around 60. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal.