RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

WVZ043-022100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
701 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

Date             Tue 12/02/25            Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25
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          22          39          27          34
TEMP                36 36 34 29 28 26 24 23 29 36 38 29 28 28 28 28 32 33 32 27
DEWPT               36 35 30 26 24 22 22 21 23 25 25 24 23 22 23 24 27 25 24 22
MAX/MIN RH                   85          93          59          85          70
RH                 100 96 85 88 85 85 92 92 78 64 59 81 81 78 81 85 81 72 72 81
WIND DIR             W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  9 10 10  8  5  3  2  2  3  3  2  2  3  4  5  9 10  9  5
WIND GUST                 20 21 18                                     20      
CLOUDS              OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           89 85 89 72 79 76 60 47 30 11  4  6 11 20 38 59 76 80 72 66
VSBY                 4  6  5  9  8  9  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100           0           0           0           5
FRZG RAIN                                                                      
RAIN                 C                                                         
MIX HGT              1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           6 17 23 26 21 17  9 10  5  5  5  2  2  3  4 11 20 20 17 13
DISPERSION                   FR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                  9 30 40 30 29 12  4 17 10 15 12  1  1  2  2 13 44 50 40  9
MAX LVORI            8  4  4  4  4  5  6  5  4  2  2  5  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  4
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  E  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING               600   600   700   700  None  None  None  None  6500  1200
STA PRES            27.41 27.42 27.54 27.60 27.66 27.64 27.68 27.68 27.72 27.75


Date          Fri 12/05/25Sat 12/06/25Sun 12/07/25Mon 12/08/25
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       22      36      30      39      26      38      25      35
TEMP          23 24 33 31 31 32 38 34 29 28 36 31 27 26 33 29
DEWPT         20 21 25 28 29 32 33 28 26 25 27 26 23 24 24 23
RH            88 88 72 88 92100 82 78 88 88 69 81 85 92 69 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10      30      40      20      20      20      30      20
FRZG RAIN                     C                              
RAIN                    C  C     S  S  S     S               
SNOW                 C  C                 S        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