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
300 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

A drier airmass will remain across the region through Tuesday 
with min RH values falling below 50 percent. Northwest winds 
around 5 MPH are expected Tuesday. Overall, fire weather concerns 
look to remain low given recent rainfall across the region.

WVZ042-250815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
300 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          50           79           56           83           
Max/Min RH %          91           39           91           49           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW  3        
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 5170                      6700         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  6                     SW 10        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 31020                     67000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         50 Gen Good  24 Fair      18 Gen Poor  76 Good      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  38 Fair      1 Very Poor  89 Good      
Max LVORI Early       5            7            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        7            2            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 64 percent. Northwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds
around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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