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
207 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025

.DISCUSSION...

Weaker winds anticipated into at least early Wednesday morning.
Ahead of a dry front, southwest winds start to increase by mid
morning Wednesday with gusts reaching 20 to 30 mph by afternoon
and evening across most of the area, and especially higher ridges.
RH values drop into the 30s Wednesday afternoon. High pressure
works in Thursday then we will see a good chance of wetting
rain Friday night.

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Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
207 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          39           65           35           55           
Max/Min RH %          75           36           92           30           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      SW  8 G24    W 11 G29     NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  3        W 13 G29     NW  8 G23    Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3560                      3530         
Transport Wnd (mph)                SW 30                     NW  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 106800                    28240        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Good                      
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  62 Good      38 Fair      28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  78 Good      35 Fair      35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            3            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        3            1            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers. Lows in
the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 49 percent. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 55 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Much colder. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 30s. Minimum RH
59 percent. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers. Lows
in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 30s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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

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