RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

WVZ043-152100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
301 AM EST Sat Nov 15 2025

Date             Sat 11/15/25            Sun 11/16/25            Mon 11/17/25
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                 62          48          52          30          45
TEMP          51 51 57 61 61 58 58 58 53 50 49 50 47 42 38 35 32 30 37 43 44 38
DEWPT         38 45 50 50 49 50 52 54 53 48 39 28 22 21 20 19 18 19 19 18 16 19
MAX/MIN RH                   59         100          36          62          31
RH            61 80 77 67 65 75 80 86100 93 68 42 37 43 48 52 56 63 48 36 32 46
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       8  9 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 17 17 17 12 13 11 11 10 11 11  9  4
WIND GUST        21 23 25 25 27 31 28 29 25 31 32 29 28 28 26 26 24 24 23      
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     61 66 81 95 82 63 66 65 69 65 21  7  2  4  5  3  4  3  3  7  5  9
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          70          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC SC                                       
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  4  2  1  1  1  1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
T WIND SPD    10  9 13 20 18 18 17 20 21 27 35 35 35 21 16 16 19 14 26 23 20 10
DISPERSION    PR             FR FR FR FR             FR FR FR FR             VP
ADI            9 10 27 51 45 16 19 19 20 44 90101100 24 14 11 13 20 85 81 70  5
MAX LVORI      3  4  3  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              1600  1100   900   400  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.55 27.40 27.30 27.23 27.30 27.33 27.42 27.49 27.58 27.61


Date          Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
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      49      43      56      44      57      47      61
TEMP          33 33 47 46 47 46 54 51 47 45 57 54 50 48 60 54
DEWPT         21 24 32 41 44 45 48 46 45 45 50 49 49 47 51 50
RH            61 69 56 83 89 96 80 83 93100 77 83 96 96 72 86
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10      70      70      20      30      30      40      50
RAIN                 C  L  L  C  S  S  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C

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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