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
225 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue later today 
as a cold front heads southeastward. While coverage of storms 
may lessen on Monday, another cold front should bring greater 
chances by Tuesday into Wednesday. Drier and cooler air will 
arrive on Thursday and last through the rest of this workweek.

WVZ042-192015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
225 AM EDT Sun Jul 19 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     50           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          80           62           83           
Min/Max RH %          75           99           61           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  W  4         Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  4        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.06         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            6 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3470                      5740         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 14                      S  7         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    48580                     40180        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         35 Fair      28 Fair      41 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          46 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  47 Gen Good  
Max LVORI Early       8            8            10           
Max LVORI Late        4            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.

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

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