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
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Wetting rains will become more likely Monday into
Tuesday as a front stalls in the area. Cooler 
temperatures follow for mid to late week. Rainfall
amounts may average around an inch or so for much
of the area through Wednesday.

WVZ042-202015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
336 AM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            50           
Max/Min Temp          82           63           81           
Min/Max RH %          61           99           66           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.21         
Precip Duration       1                         2            
Precip Begin          8 AM                      7 AM         
Precip End            6 PM                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4470                      4710         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 13                      SW  7        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    58110                     32970        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         30 Fair      21 Fair      44 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          59 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  49 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       10           5            8            
Max LVORI Late        3            7            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 91 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs
in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 97 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
94 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
78 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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