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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
435 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Cool moist northeasterly wind flow will result in persist 
cloud cover today with periods of rain and drizzle. 
By Monday, high pressure should arrive to bring dry weather for 
the rest of the week. The next chance of wetting rain may not 
come until the following week...October 11-12.

WVZ042-042015-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
435 AM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Mon          

Cloud Cover           Cloudy       Mcldy        Mclear       
Precip Type           Rain         None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     40           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 0            0            0            
Max/Min Temp          67           48           66           
Min/Max RH %          81           95           47           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  3        
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      NW  4        
Precip Amount         0.02         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1                                      
Precip Begin          6 AM                                   
Precip End            1 PM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    2020                      3560         
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  3                     NW 15        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    6060                      53400        
Dispersion                         Very Poor                 
Max ADI Early         6 Very Poor  10 Poor      46 Gen Good  
Max ADI Late          11 Poor      5 Very Poor  66 Good      
Max LVORI Early       8            7            6            
Max LVORI Late        6            7            1            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. North winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds around
5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds around 5 mph. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 48 percent. West
winds around 5 mph. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
South winds around 5 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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

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