RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

VAZ020-202100-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
101 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

Date             Thu 11/20/25            Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 54          46          61          53          60
TEMP                      53 49 48 47 47 48 52 58 59 55 56 57 56 54 56 59 54 47
DEWPT                     44 43 43 42 43 44 48 51 52 52 53 53 53 51 51 46 41 38
MAX/MIN RH                   70          94          73          91          60
RH                        71 80 83 83 86 86 86 77 78 90 90 86 90 90 83 62 61 71
WIND DIR                  SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  2  1  1  2  1  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS                    SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 46 79 80 94 86 83 94 91 87 93 97 92 85 76 71 59 34 33
VSBY                      10 10 10  8  7  0  0  0  3  2  0  2 10 10  3  3  3  3
POP 12HR                      5          20          80          70          50
RAIN                                      L  L  L  C  L  L  L  L  C  C         
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
MIX HGT                    1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  1
T WIND DIR                SW SW SW  W NW SW  W  W SW  S  S SW  W  W  N NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                 3  2  2  1  2  1  2  4  5  4  4  9  6  1  3  8  9  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                        5  1  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  2  2  6  5  1  8 25 26  2
MAX LVORI                  3  4  5  6  5  6  6  4  4  6  6  5  6  7  4  2  2  3
STABILITY                  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  E  E  D  C  C  B  G
CEILING                     600   600   600   600   900   400   400  2100  None
STA PRES                  27.91 27.89 27.86 27.84 27.75 27.68 27.66 27.72 27.79


Date          Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       34      58      36      60      41      53      47      60
TEMP          41 35 55 46 41 37 57 47 44 43 51 48 50 49 59 51
DEWPT         34 31 31 33 30 31 30 32 33 35 40 43 46 46 49 43
RH            76 85 40 60 65 79 35 56 65 73 66 83 86 89 69 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5      10      50      50      20
RAIN                                         C  C  C  C      
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS IS

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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