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
426 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
through this afternoon with rain amounts of 0.25 to one inch.
Main hazards in addition to lightning are damaging wind gusts
and localized flash flooding. The front responsible for the 
unsettled weather will move east of the region Tuesday 
afternoon followed by clearing Tuesday night and Wednesday.
A chance for showers and storms will return later in the week.
Ample recent wetting rainfall will keep fire danger low.

WVZ042-232015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
426 AM EDT Tue Jun 23 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Wed          

Cloud Cover           Mcldy        Mclear       Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     90           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 50           0            0            
Max/Min Temp          70           50           76           
Min/Max RH %          65           100          45           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  NW  3        NW  5 G18    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  7 G19    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      
Precip Amount         0.24         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       4                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            4 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    3800                      6200         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW 23                     NW  5        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    87400                     31000        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         27 Fair      104 Very Good23 Fair      
Max ADI Late          92 Good      5 Very Poor  30 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       10           4            9            
Max LVORI Late        4            9            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around
80. Minimum RH 71 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

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