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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
428 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Slightly drier air moves in briefly, with MinRH values 
around 30% this afternoon, with temperatures warming into the mid/upper
80s to low 90s. Winds turn to the northwest and become light and variable. 
Rain chances return Sunday, as a southwesterly wind flow sets up, 
with gusts of 20+ mph expected. Moisture and temperatures increase 
once again, with afternoon showers/storms as a cold front moves into 
the area. Storms could be severe.

WVZ042-132015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
428 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            90           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            50           
Max/Min Temp          84           61           82           
Min/Max RH %          36           85           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  3        Lgt/Var      W  8 G21     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.15         
Precip Duration                                 4            
Precip Begin                                    9 AM         
Precip End                                      Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5670                      4780         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  6                      SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34020                     66920        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      36 Fair      37 Fair      
Max ADI Late          36 Fair      1 Very Poor  92 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            4            3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
70s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

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