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Fire Weather Forecast Banner for Mercer County

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SW VA...SE WV and NW NC
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
227 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

...Increased Fire Potential for Monday...

A warming trend continues today in advance of an approaching cold
front that is expected to pass across the region by Monday 
morning. This will bring cooler temperatures and a chance for 
light rainfall amounts to the region tonight into Monday morning.

There is an increased fire potential for Monday for areas that
do not receive rain tonight into Monday morning. Gusty post-
frontal winds, RH values dropping to 15 to 25%, and warm
temperatures will increase the fire danger, specifically for the
Piedmont of VA and NC.

Dry high pressure settles in Tuesday, but rain shower chances
return again for Wednesday.

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WVZ042-230815-
Mercer-
Including the cities of Bluefield and Flat Top
227 PM EDT Sun Mar 22 2026

                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue          

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        
Precip Type           Tstms        Showers      None         None         
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           0            0            
Chance of Thunder (%) 20           0            0            0            
Min/Max Temp          44           56           29           56           
Max/Min RH %          98           39           72           25           
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  SW  7 G20    NW  9 G22    NW  6 G19    Lgt/Var      
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   W  8 G22     NW  9 G22    N  3         SE  3        
Precip Amount         0.06         0.03         0.00         0.00         
Precip Duration       1            1                                      
Precip Begin          1 AM         Continuing                             
Precip End            Continuing   9 AM                                   
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)                 3940                      4290         
Transport Wnd (mph)                NW 24                     SE  8        
Vent Rate (mph-ft)                 94560                     34320        
Dispersion            Good                      Poor                      
Max ADI Early         73 Good      46 Gen Good  80 Good      15 Gen Poor  
Max ADI Late          25 Fair      87 Good      9 Poor       38 Fair      
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            3            
Max LVORI Late        4            1            3            2            

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
60s. Minimum RH 36 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers.
Cooler. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH
27 percent. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid
50s. Minimum RH 28 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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

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