RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

WVZ043-272100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
1231 PM EST Thu Nov 27 2025

Date             Thu 11/27/25            Fri 11/28/25            Sat 11/29/25
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                 35          21          29          18          39
TEMP                   32 32 27 25 23 22 24 25 26 27 25 23 21 19 19 27 37 38 32
DEWPT                  14 15 16 16 14 14 14 14 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12  9 10 12
MAX/MIN RH                   46          72          49          75          29
RH                     47 49 63 68 68 71 65 62 55 50 55 62 68 70 70 53 31 31 43
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD               14 13 10 12 12 12 12 13 12 10  6  4  2  2  1  2  5  6  5
WIND GUST                             27                                       
CLOUDS                 B2 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              87 21 53 70 78 72 74 67 52 21 18 16 16 30 37 17 24 38 62
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10                  
POP 12HR                      0          20          10           0           0
FLURRIES                           IS    IS                                    
SNOWSHWRS                             IS                                       
MIX HGT                 4  4  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W NW  W NW SW SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD             20 24 16 28 27 28 29 25 23 20 19 16  9  5  1  4 10 13 13
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR FR             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    54 68 11 19 37 39 67 66 65 77  9  7  4  3  1  8 29 36  9
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  1  3  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  2
STABILITY               D  D  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  F  G  G  B  B  C  C  E
CEILING                    None 15400  1500  1600  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.67 27.68 27.67 27.75 27.80 27.87 27.90 27.91 27.84


Date          Sun 11/30/25Mon 12/01/25Tue 12/02/25Wed 12/03/25
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       29      41      26      37      28      36      24      39
TEMP          31 32 40 38 31 26 35 32 30 29 34 32 28 25 37 31
DEWPT         12 22 37 35 28 23 23 24 24 26 29 27 23 22 21 23
RH            45 66 89 89 88 88 61 72 78 88 82 81 81 88 52 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      70      40      10      40      50      20      10
FRZG RAIN         C  L                                       
RAIN                 L  L  C           S     C  C            
SNOW              C                       C        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