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
224 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry weather is expected today, with MinRh values in the 25-40% range. 
Winds will be light for much of today until a dry cold front passes 
through this evening, causing winds to gust up to 25 knots along/west 
of the Blue Ridge, with 35 knot gusts possible on the ridge tops 
Sunday night. Northwest winds remain gusty up to 20 knots on Monday, 
before reducing for midweek. MinRh values will be lowest on Tuesday, 
in the 20-30% range due to warming temperatures. 

Dry and mild weather continues until the next system arrives Thursday,
with the best chance of rain being along/west of the Blue Ridge through 
Friday. Northwest winds again increase behind the system, with the 
coldest air of the season possible, and potentially even a few snowflakes 
on the western slopes.

WVZ042-082130-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
224 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       
Precip Type           None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          61           35           58           
Min/Max RH %          36           100          42           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      W  5 G20     W  8 G22     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  4         W  7 G23     W  7 G19     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration                                              
Precip Begin                                                 
Precip End                                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2330                      3250         
Transport Wnd (mph)   W 15                      NW 17        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    34950                     55250        
Dispersion                         Fair                      
Max ADI Early         25 Fair      10 Poor      62 Good      
Max ADI Late          42 Gen Good  11 Poor      63 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            3            5            
Max LVORI Late        2            5            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Rain, cooler. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Colder.
Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Colder.
Highs in the lower 40s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Lows
in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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