EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
211 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

VAZ024-230900-
RAWS 441631
37.63N  79.51W Elev. 865 ft
211 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

Date           01/22/26      Fri 01/23/26            Sat 01/24/26            Sun
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                 27          46          16          26          14
TEMP          50 39 34 30 28 28 37 46 45 34 28 24 20 17 21 25 25 20 16 15 15 17
DEWPT         21 19 17 15 15 14 16 16 14 11  6  2 -1 -3 -4 -6 -3  5  9 10 11 13
MIN/MAX RH                   61          28          41          25          85
RH            31 44 49 53 58 55 42 29 28 38 38 38 39 40 32 25 29 51 73 80 84 84
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
WIND SPD       6  2  2  2  2  2  3  6  6  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST     18                   17 18 16                      12            
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)     48 16  6 10 51 62 73 42 46 23 52 56 52 50 71 83 93 99 99100100100
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  7  4  1  1  2  2  2
POP 12HR                      5           0           0          50         100
FRZG RAIN                                                                     D
SLEET                                                             S  S  S  D  D
SNOW                                                        C  C  D  D  D  D  D
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2            
T WIND DIR     W  W NW  W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E            
T WIND SPD    19  5  5  2  2  3  6 11 17 10 14 11  9 10 10  9  8 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           68  3  3  1  1  3 18 40 64  5  7  5  4 29 32 31 25  5            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2            
STABILITY      C  G  G  G  F  C  C  C  C  G  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  9000  None  None  None 11200  6800  5600      
STA PRES            28.66 28.67 28.72 28.69 28.81 28.90 29.00 28.95            


Date           01/25Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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       27      19      28       0      31      10      34      12      30
TEMP          24 26 25 21 27 19 10  1 27 24 14 11 32 28 18 13 28 21
DEWPT         18 20 19 16 12  5 -1 -7  7  9  7  6 16 15 10  8 13  7
RH            77 78 78 81 53 54 60 68 42 52 73 80 51 58 70 80 53 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR          100      70      10       0       0       0       5      10      10
FRZG RAIN      D  D  L  C                                          
SLEET          D  D  L  C                                          
SNOW           D  S  L  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