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 Tue Jul 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Multiple rounds of storms possible today. Gusty winds also possible 
throughout the day.
Drier weather returns for the remainder of the week before showers and 
storms return to the forecast for the weekend.

Rainfall amounts through tonight are expected to range from around 
a quarter of an inch to over an inch.
Locally higher amounts possible.

WVZ042-282015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
248 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           50           0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           50           0            
Max/Min Temp          81           61           75           
Min/Max RH %          75           100          62           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  7 G21    NW  6 G19    NW  7 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  9 G23     NW  4        NW  9 G21    
Precip Amount         0.44         0.06         0.00         
Precip Duration       5            1                         
Precip Begin          6 AM         Continuing                
Precip End            Continuing   11 PM                     
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3020                      5670         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 29                     NW 24        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    87580                     136080       
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         49 Gen Good  70 Good      88 Good      
Max ADI Late          82 Good      10 Poor      103 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            6            8            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. North winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 56 percent. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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