RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

WVZ043-080900-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
1001 PM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date           12/07/25      Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25            Wed
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                 29          29          20          39          31
TEMP                   32 31 30 29 28 26 24 23 23 21 21 29 37 38 34 32 33 34 36
DEWPT                  30 30 30 29 28 26 24 23 21 19 21 25 25 26 26 26 27 27 27
MIN/MAX RH                  100          96         100          58          79
RH                     92 96100100100100100100 92 92100 85 61 62 72 78 78 75 69
WIND DIR               NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD                2  3  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  4  8  8  6  6  6  9 11
WIND GUST                                                        18 18 18 21 26
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              94 91 93 94 96 95 86 72 79 69 68 45 47 50 43 32 52 59 69
VSBY                   10  7  1  0  1  1  4  9  6 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60          90          20           0           0
SNOW                       C  D  L  D  C  S                                    
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              N  N  E  E  E  E  E SE SW  W SW SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD              2  4  9 12  9  8  4  2  2  3  4  4 12 13  9            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                     1  2  7 20 16 13  2  1  1  2  4  7 36 30  6            
MAX LVORI               7  9  8  5  5  5  9 10  7  7  9  4  1  2  3            
STABILITY               F  F  C  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING                    2900   100   800   200   200  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.62 27.66 27.70 27.75 27.73 27.73 27.60            


Date           12/10Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25
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       45      29      34      24      32      12      22      11      23
TEMP          44 40 33 29 34 32 30 25 31 25 20 13 20 17 14 11 21 18
DEWPT         32 33 30 26 27 26 26 23 22 18 13  7  8  6  5  6  6  6
RH            62 76 89 88 75 78 85 92 69 74 74 76 59 61 67 80 52 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      40      40      60      40      40      20      20      10
RAIN              S  C        C                                    
SNOW                 C  S  S  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  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