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
245 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cold front will move across the area tonight providing clouds, 
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Best chance 
for rain is east of the Blue Ridge.

Cooler and drier weather should arrive later Friday in the wake
of a second cold front. Passage of this front will bring a 
transition to cooler brisk conditions for the weekend. 

High pressure is expected to dominate next week with moderating 
temperatures and little or no threat for precipitation until
late in the week.

WVZ042-060915-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
245 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          46           65           34           52           
Max/Min RH %          96           50           100          47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  4        NW  7 G18    
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  5         NW  5 G18    NW  7 G17    
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                                           
Precip Begin                                                              
Precip End                                                                
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4560                      3500         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 21                      NW 20        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 95760                     70000        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Fair                      
Max ADI Early         1 Very Poor  59 Gen Good  12 Poor      66 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  105 Very Good10 Poor      70 Good      
Max LVORI Early       7            8            5            7            
Max LVORI Late        8            1            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
35 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 50s. Minimum RH 42 percent. West winds around 5 mph.

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

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