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
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Heads up for severe storms this afternoon...
...It will also be windy...

Unsettled weather is expected this afternoon
into tonight. A strong cold front will cross the area 
preceded by gusty surface winds and very warm temperatures.
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible 
with damaging winds the main threat.

Winds will be gusting to 20 to 35 mph before the storms.
Wetting rains will occur for most but not everyone, and
some may receive an inch or more if multiple storms move
over. Drying out Friday afternoon into the weekend, with
another chance for showers/storms Monday.

WVZ042-182030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
248 AM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Fri          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     70           90           70           
Chance of Thunder (%) 70           70           20           
Max/Min Temp          83           61           75           
Min/Max RH %          62           100          53           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW 13 G29    W  7 G18     NW  4        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W 11 G28     W  4         NW  8 G18    
Precip Amount         0.17         0.34         0.07         
Precip Duration       2            10           2            
Precip Begin          8 AM         Continuing   Continuing   
Precip End            Continuing   Continuing   2 PM         
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    4710                      7100         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 29                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    136590                    142000       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         83 Good      49 Gen Good  28 Fair      
Max ADI Late          88 Good      10 Poor      118 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       4            4            9            
Max LVORI Late        2            6            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 82 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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