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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Unsettled weather is expected Sunday through Wednesday with
scattered showers and thunderstorms. Storms Monday and Tuesday
may result in localized heavy rain. Total rain amounts of
0.50 to 1.50 are expected with cloud cover, wetting precipitation,
and cooler temperatures during the week mitigating fire
concerns.
WVZ042-200830-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
253 PM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 40 20 80
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 40 20 50
Min/Max Temp 63 83 63 81
Max/Min RH % 100 58 100 68
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 3 W 3 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Precip Amount 0.00 0.06 0.02 0.29
Precip Duration 0 2 1 5
Precip Begin 10 PM 8 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End 2 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 4730 4820
Transport Wnd (mph) W 12 SW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 56760 33740
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 28 Fair 35 Fair 20 Gen Poor 15 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 39 Fair 2 Very Poor 27 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 10 10 10
Max LVORI Late 9 2 10 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
lower 70s. Minimum RH 92 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in
the lower 60s. Minimum RH 99 percent. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 99 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 60s. Minimum RH 75 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
67 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.