RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

VAZ020-080900-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
601 PM EST Wed Jan 7 2026

Date           01/07/26      Thu 01/08/26            Fri 01/09/26            Sat
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                 35          55          42          58          53
TEMP             47 42 40 37 36 44 55 53 47 46 43 43 45 48 56 57 56 55 54 54 54
DEWPT            36 34 33 31 30 32 33 33 35 37 37 39 42 45 49 50 50 51 51 52 52
MIN/MAX RH                   80          44          90          77          95
RH               65 73 76 79 79 62 43 46 63 71 79 86 89 89 77 77 80 86 90 93 93
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  S  S  S SW SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S
WIND SPD          3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS           CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)         5 10  9 24 26 32 37 69 74 82 61 72 86 90 89 87 87 87 90 90 98
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  2  3  2  2            
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          50          80
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC SC SC  O  O  O
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR        W NW NW NW NW NW  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S            
T WIND SPD        9  3  3  2  2  1  5  4  4  2  3  3  3  4  6  3  1            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               4  2  2  1  2  1 11  8  2  1  2  2  3  4  8  3  1            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  4  5  3  2  2  3  3  5  5  6  6  4  4  6            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  B  B  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  8100   700   700   700   600   600      
STA PRES            27.86 27.91 27.99 27.99 28.00 27.98 27.97 27.93            


Date           01/10Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26
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       61      37      41      25      40      26      47      29      47
TEMP          60 57 50 38 40 31 28 25 39 32 29 28 46 36 33 32 46 38
DEWPT         55 51 41 30 18 12 12 14 11 12 14 16 18 21 23 25 26 26
RH            84 80 71 73 41 45 50 62 31 43 53 60 32 54 66 75 45 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR          100      40      10      10       5       0       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS     O  O SC IS                                          

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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