RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

WVZ043-062100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
701 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

Date             Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25
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                 39          25          42          28          29
TEMP                33 38 38 30 28 27 26 25 34 39 40 36 34 33 32 28 29 29 28 26
DEWPT               30 29 29 26 26 25 25 25 30 32 33 32 31 31 30 28 27 25 23 21
MAX/MIN RH                   66         100          72          99          79
RH                  89 70 70 85 92 92 96100 85 76 76 85 89 92 92100 92 85 81 81
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SE  S SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             5  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3
CLOUDS              B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           56 63 13 28 44 68 82 88 80 77 60 58 64 80 86 86 89 83 67 62
VSBY                 8 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10  8  8  4  4  3  3  3  3  7
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          30          50
RAIN                                                  S  S  C                  
SNOW                                                        C  C  C  C  C  C  S
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W NW  W  W  S SE SE SW SW  S SW NW NW  N  N NE  N NW
T WIND SPD          10 16 14 14 10  3  3  3  4  4  5  1  3  5  6  4  5  3  2  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 18 34 34  7  5  2  2  3  4  9  6  1  2  3  3  7  8  6  3  2
MAX LVORI            5  3  3  5  6  7  8  9  5  3  4  6  6  8  6  8  6  5  4  5
STABILITY            C  D  C  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING             11200  None  None   300   100  7400  2100  1000   100   100
STA PRES            27.54 27.56 27.62 27.61 27.62 27.55 27.57 27.56 27.61 27.65


Date          Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25
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       20      38      29      43      29      38      26      33
TEMP          23 21 36 34 32 29 41 37 34 29 36 33 30 26 32 26
DEWPT         18 19 24 24 24 25 32 31 28 26 26 25 26 26 26 21
RH            81 92 61 66 72 85 70 79 78 88 67 72 85100 78 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           20       0       5      20      60      40      60      30
RAIN                                S  L  C  C  C            
SNOW           S                       L  C     C  L  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