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
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cool dry fall weather will persist through Tuesday. High 
pressure will then promote a  warming trend for the second
half of the week, temperatures warming well above normal. 
Next chance of widespread wetting rain is the weekend.

WVZ042-290815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
415 PM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          48           75           50           80           
Max/Min RH %          100          50           100          41           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4240                      5150         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  2                     S  6         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 8480                      30900        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         36 Fair      11 Poor      7 Poor       24 Fair      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  1 Very Poor  35 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       6            10           8            10           
Max LVORI Late        8            3            10           2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs
around 80. Minimum RH 58 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 78 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the upper
60s. Minimum RH 91 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 74 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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