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
200 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Dry conditions will continue through Thursday morning. On
Thursday night into Friday morning, a cold front will head south 
across the region, bringing a return of showers and storms to
the area, especially western and northern sections.
An additional disturbance will head across the Great Lakes
region over the weekend, helping to maintain the potential
for showers and storms. Temperatures through the period
will be above normal for this time of year.

There are currently no fire weather concerns at this
time.

WVZ042-090815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
200 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

                      Tonight      Wed          Wed Night    Thu          

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Clear        Pcldy        
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers      
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            30           
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          58           83           62           82           
Max/Min RH %          95           50           87           59           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  5 G17     
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      W  3         SW  3        W  7 G17     
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
Precip Duration                                              1            
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM         
Precip End                                                   Continuing   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 6540                      5150         
Transport Wnd (mph)                W 12                      W 18         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 78480                     92700        
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         15 Gen Poor  54 Gen Good  49 Gen Good  78 Good      
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  86 Good      3 Very Poor  83 Good      
Max LVORI Early       6            7            5            5            
Max LVORI Late        7            1            5            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 77 percent. South winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
63 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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