
Severe thunderstorms on Monday will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, hail, and tornadoes. While the entire region will have a potential, the highest potential will be east of the Blue Ridge. A lesser risk of severe storms will be possible Sunday afternoon and evening for far southwest VA and northwest NC. These storms will be capable of localized damaging winds or an isolated tornado. Read More >
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EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026
VAZ024-150800-
RAWS 441631
37.63N 79.51W Elev. 865 ft
802 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026
Date 03/14/26 Sun 03/15/26 Mon 03/16/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 58 55 65 26
TEMP 50 46 42 40 49 54 58 57 57 57 57 60 64 61 55 44 37 31 28 26
DEWPT 24 24 28 28 33 39 41 47 50 52 55 56 58 53 44 31 21 15 13 12
MIN/MAX RH 67 52 92 58 68
RH 36 42 57 62 54 57 53 69 77 83 93 87 81 75 66 60 52 51 53 55
WIND DIR E E NE E SE SE E E E SE S S S SW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 3 5 6 10 11 12 10 10 10 9 8
WIND GUST 14 13 13 20 25 28 26 29 32 33 29 26 24
CLOUDS SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 33 26 25 56 74 82 75 92 92 97 95100100 92 92 72 51 35 34 27
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 3 2 2 3 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR 0 40 90 100 30
RAIN SHWRS IS O O O O O O O O SC
SNOWSHWRS SC SC
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <1 <1 <1 <1 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3
T WIND DIR E E E E SE E E E E SE S S S W NW W
T WIND SPD 5 6 6 5 9 6 9 4 5 10 13 12 17 19 25 32
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP PR FR FR FR PR
ADI 3 3 3 4 22 15 25 5 6 5 9 27 42 56 61 43
MAX LVORI 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 3 1 1
STABILITY G G G C C D D D D F E D D D D D
CEILING None None 2600 600 200 400 600 1000 None
STA PRES 28.69 28.68 28.66 28.53 28.34 28.16 28.08 28.09
Date 03/17Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 20 45 28 61 35 69 43 70
TEMP 38 33 25 23 42 40 33 30 58 53 41 38 66 61 49 45 66 61
DEWPT 9 7 10 13 12 17 20 22 33 36 34 34 41 42 40 41 42 38
RH 29 33 52 65 29 39 58 72 39 52 76 85 40 49 71 86 42 42
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5
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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
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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