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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
212 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures will stay above normal through Saturday.
Showers and thunderstorm chances remain through Sunday.
A frontal passage will bring drier weather and
lower temperatures to the area for early next week, before the
heat rebuilds over the region towards the middle of next week.
WVZ042-050815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
212 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 50 60 50
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 50 50 50
Min/Max Temp 67 85 63 78
Max/Min RH % 93 61 100 70
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var W 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NW 5 Lgt/Var NE 3
Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.19 0.13
Precip Duration 1 3 2
Precip Begin 8 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4660 3220
Transport Wnd (mph) NW 17 NE 6
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 79220 19320
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 47 Gen Good 26 Fair 43 Gen Good 19 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 88 Good 6 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early 5 7 7 10
Max LVORI Late 6 3 10 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
62 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 53 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. South winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.