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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
407 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds will shift from the south today, with gusts increasing 
into the 15 mph to 25 mph range, as a low pressure system 
approaches from the west. The southerly winds will make for 
increasing moisture/humidity compared to the past few days, with 
minimum afternoon relative humidity holding above 40 percent 
under a mixture of clouds and sunshine. A few showers and storms 
will develop along the Blue Ridge with afternoon heating, however 
coverage of wetting rainfall will increase tonight through Sunday 
as an associated cold front approaches from the west. Due to the 
scattered nature of the rainfall, totals through Sunday night may 
range from 0.25 inch to locally 2+ inches under strong thunder-
storm activity.

WVZ042-012030-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
407 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Sun          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        
Chance Precip (%)     0            50           80           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            20           50           
Max/Min Temp          81           66           80           
Min/Max RH %          55           100          79           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SE  4        SE  9 G22    SE  6 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  7 G18     SE  7 G22    SE  6 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.06         0.14         
Precip Duration                    2            5            
Precip Begin                       6 PM         Continuing   
Precip End                         Continuing   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    5920                      3960         
Transport Wnd (mph)   S 18                      SW 16        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    106560                    63360        
Dispersion                         Good                      
Max ADI Early         67 Good      40 Fair      36 Fair      
Max ADI Late          90 Good      12 Poor      62 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            4            8            
Max LVORI Late        1            6            4            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 72 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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