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
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Rain showers will increase in coverage through this afternoon, and
some strong to severe storms are possible today. Drier and breezy
conditions are expected Thursday and Friday, with minimum RH's in
the 30 to 40% range, but after the wetting rainfall today, along 
with continued greenup will limit fire concerns.

Another round of rain will be possible late Friday night through
Saturday, with greater chances and higher rainfall amounts south
of the VA/NC state line. Cooler temperatures follow by Sunday
morning. Fire concerns continue to look limited through this 
coming weekend and into the beginning of next week.

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WVZ042-300815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
222 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     70           0            0            20           
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          46           59           36           63           
Max/Min RH %          95           41           82           33           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  8 G22    NW  8 G20    NW  5 G17    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G19    NW  9 G20    Lgt/Var      W  6 G17     
Precip Amount         0.10         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       2                                      0            
Precip Begin          6 PM                                   2 PM         
Precip End            3 AM                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5790                      7760         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 18                     SW 14        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 104220                    108640       
Dispersion            Good                      Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         52 Gen Good  72 Good      111 Very Good35 Fair      
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  90 Good      7 Poor       110 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            3            6            
Max LVORI Late        5            1            6            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 50s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

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