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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
1149 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Dry weather is expected to last until Friday for much of the area. 
Temperatures will increase significantly, with 80s/90s to near 100 
degrees by later this week for urban areas and the Piedmont. 
Minimum RH values will fall into the 30 to 40 percent range for 
portions of the area Wednesday through Friday. Due to high 
pressure being overhead, winds are expected to remain light until 
Saturday. Friday into the weekend looks to see an increased 
chance of showers and storms.

WVZ042-150815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
1149 AM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Clear        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          60           90           65           90           
Max/Min RH %          91           41           95           43           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5400                      6020         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  3                     W  3         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 16200                     18060        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         37 Fair      35 Fair      27 Fair      20 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  37 Fair      1 Very Poor  22 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            5            8            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            7            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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