RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

WVZ043-032100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
701 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

Date             Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            Fri 12/05/25
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                 38          25          34          23          35
TEMP                28 36 37 29 27 27 26 26 31 33 32 27 24 24 25 26 29 32 34 32
DEWPT               22 23 22 22 22 23 22 23 25 25 23 22 21 20 20 22 25 28 29 29
MAX/MIN RH                   54          89          69          86          80
RH                  78 59 54 75 81 85 85 88 78 72 69 81 88 84 81 85 85 85 82 88
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  E SE SE SE  S  S SE
WIND SPD             2  3  4  2  2  2  3  4  8 10  8  4  2  2  3  5  5  5  4  2
CLOUDS              B2 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           87 34 10  7  6 34  6 39 68 79 70 71 71 76 81 88 94 95 90 93
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  4  2  1
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          40          60
FRZG RAIN                                                                     C
RAIN                                                                    L  C   
SLEET                                                                         C
SNOW                                                           C  C  L  L      
MIX HGT              2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD           5  4  6  3  3  4  5 12 16 17 11  8  3  6 10 10 11  9  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 12 12 15  2  2  2  3 10 31 39 21  5  2  3  5 12 19 17  6  2
MAX LVORI            4  2  2  4  5  5  6  5  3  3  3  5  6  5  4  4  4  3  4  7
STABILITY            C  B  C  G  G  G  G  C  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING               800  None  None  None  3200  1200 17100 13100   900  1500
STA PRES            27.67 27.66 27.70 27.70 27.75 27.77 27.76 27.71 27.69 27.59


Date          Sat 12/06/25Sun 12/07/25Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25
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       31      39      27      38      26      34      23      39
TEMP          32 32 38 33 30 28 37 32 30 27 32 29 26 25 37 32
DEWPT         30 32 34 31 28 27 30 29 26 26 26 24 22 22 26 26
RH            92100 85 92 92 96 75 88 85 96 78 81 85 88 64 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      20      20      10      40      30      20      20
FRZG RAIN      C                                             
RAIN              S  S  S  S           S                     
SLEET          C  S                                          
SNOW              S           S           C  C  S  S        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