Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather will continue into next 
week with scattered showers and thunderstorms each day, 
primarily during the afternoons and evenings. The air mass will
remain humid with relative humidity values staying elevated. 
Winds should remain rather light for much of the area except in 
stronger thunderstorms. Due to the abundant moisture and
prolonged chances of rain, fire weather concerns will remain low.

WVZ042-080815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
206 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026

                      Tonight      Sat          Sat Night    Sun          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     40           40           20           20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 40           40           20           20           
Min/Max Temp          64           82           65           83           
Max/Min RH %          100          67           100          63           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  3         SW  3        W  3         
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  4         Lgt/Var      W  3         
Precip Amount         0.04         0.01         0.01         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1            1            1            
Precip Begin          6 PM         8 AM         Continuing   8 AM         
Precip End            10 PM        Continuing   5 AM         6 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4310                      4930         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 16                      W  8         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 68960                     39440        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         33 Fair      63 Good      58 Gen Good  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  80 Good      2 Very Poor  45 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            10           7            9            
Max LVORI Late        10           3            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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

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