EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

VAZ046-250900-
RAWS 441101
37.39N  78.80W Elev. 804 ft
931 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026

Date           01/24/26      Sun 01/25/26            Mon 01/26/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 13          24          24          29           4
TEMP                16 15 15 15 17 20 22 24 24 25 25 27 27 29 27 21 14 10  6  4
DEWPT                6 12 13 14 15 19 20 22 24 25 24 23 19 18 14  8  3  0 -3 -4
MIN/MAX RH                   97          89         100          51          68
RH                  64 88 92 96 92 96 92 92100100 96 85 71 63 57 56 61 63 66 68
WIND DIR            NE NE NE NE  N NE NE  N  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             5  5  8  9  9  9  5  2  2  3  5 10 11 11 11  8  9  8  8  8
WIND GUST                    19 19                16 21 24 24 24 20 20 18      
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           92 98 99 99 98 97 98 98 92 57 50 40 26 19 13 13  6  5  4  3
VSBY                 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  0  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                    100         100          90           5           0
FRZG RAIN                           S  D  D  D  C  C                           
SLEET                      D  D  D  D  D  S                                    
SNOW                 D  D  D                                                   
MIX HGT              2  1  1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           E NE NE NE NE NE NE SW  W SW  W NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          13 13 13 14 11  6  5  5  8  9  6 18 16 18 23 20            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  9  9 12 22 17 10  7  3  4  4  5 14 34 49 64 14            
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  9  9  7  4  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  D  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  E  C  D  D  D  E            
CEILING                    1300  1100   900   800  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  29.62 29.35 29.12 29.04 29.06 29.27 29.36            


Date           01/27Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26Fri 01/30/26Sat 01/31/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       30       7      28      10      25       2      26       4      31
TEMP          25 25 17  8 26 22 17 11 24 18 10  3 23 20  8  5 28 21
DEWPT          8 13  8  4 12 12 12  7  9  4  0 -3  6  5  0 -1 11  9
RH            48 60 67 83 55 65 80 83 52 53 63 75 47 51 69 76 48 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      20      10       0       0       0       5
SNOW                                S                              

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This product is for planning and review purposes only and is not
to be substituted for an official fire weather spot forecast. The
data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital
database and only approximates weather conditions in highly
varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via
email at rnk.webmaster@noaa.gov.

Below is a weather element key for this product.
(Note...winds do not reflect local terrain effects.)

DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....Maximum/Minimum air temperature
TEMP(F).............................Air temperature
DEWPT(F)............................Dew point temperature
MIN/MAX RH OR MAX/MIN RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum humdity
RH(%)...............................Relative humidity
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........Wind direction
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind speed
CLOUDS(CATEGORY)....................Cloud cover category
     EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = Scattered; BK = Broken; OV = Overcast
CLOUDS(%)...........................Cloud cover as a percentage
VSBY................................Visibility value in statute miles
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER...
   TYPE...
       RAIN...........Rain
       RAIN SHWRS.....Rain showers
       TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
       DRIZZLE........Drizzle
       SNOW...........Snow
       SNOWSHWRS......Snow showers
       SLEET..........Sleet
       FRZG RAIN......Freezing rain
       FRZG DRZL......Freezing drizzle
   COVERAGE...
       IS.............Isolated
       SC.............Scattered
       NM.............Numerous
       O..............Occasional
       S..............Slight chance
       C..............Chance
       L..............Likely
       WD.............Widespread
       D..............Definite
       AR.............Areas
       PA.............Patchy

MIX HGT(THOUSANDS OF FT AGL)........Mixing height
     Example: 6 = 6000 feet; 12 = 12000 feet; <1 = Less than 1000 foot
t WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........Transport Wind direction
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................Transport Wind speed
DISPERSION(CATEGORY)................Smoke Dispersion category
     Values: vp =Very Poor;PR = Poor; FR = Fair; GD = Good;
ADI (INDEX).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
MAX LVORI (INDEX)...................Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index
STABILITY (CATEGORY)................Pasquill Turner Stability
CEILING (FT)........................Ceiling
STA PRES (INCHES MERCURY)...........Station pressure

Day 4 Through 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP OR MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....Maximum/Minimum air temperature
TEMP(F).............................Air temperature
DEWPT(F)............................Dew Point temperature
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
WIND SPD(MPH).......................Wind Speed
     Example: <15 = less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
AVE CLOUDS(CATEGORY)................Average Cloud Cover Category
POP 12HR(%).........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
WEATHER.............................See Day 1 through 3 weather descriptions