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
300 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Precipitation should come to an end across the area early this
morning. A warming trend looks to persist through the weekend and 
into early next week starting Wednesday. The area will see well above 
normal temperatures areawide, with chances for isolated to scattered
showers and thunderstorms returning to the area Friday and continuing
through the weekend. Mountain locations look to have the best chances
for these showers and thunderstorms during the aforementioned time
period. There are currently no fire weather concerns, as moisture being 
advected into the region from the south should keep RH values elevated 
during the warm days ahead this week. 

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WVZ042-032115-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
300 AM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           Rain         Rain         Rain         
Chance Precip (%)     40           20           30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          61           45           68           
Min/Max RH %          59           97           56           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        S  3         SW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   SW  5        SW  3        SW  5        
Precip Amount         0.06         0.02         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            2            
Precip Begin          1 PM         7 PM         Continuing   
Precip End            5 PM         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3760                      3690         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S  9                      W 16         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    33840                     59040        
Dispersion                         Poor                      
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max ADI Late          24 Fair      5 Very Poor  44 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       6            5            6            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Showers likely and a slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum
RH 47 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 59 percent. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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