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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
222 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Probability for wetting showers and storms will become
less as head into the next workweek as high pressure drifts
overhead. Expect hotter temperatures as well by Wednesday.

WVZ042-290815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
222 PM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     30           0            0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 30           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          64           85           65           89           
Max/Min RH %          100          58           100          55           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                                   
Precip Begin          6 PM                                                
Precip End            10 PM                                               
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 4730                      4950         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW  6                     W  2         
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 28380                     9900         
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  19 Gen Poor  28 Fair      10 Poor      
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  34 Fair      1 Very Poor  13 Gen Poor  
Max LVORI Early       6            10           8            10           
Max LVORI Late        8            3            10           3            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around
5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 42 percent. North
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

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