RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
732 AM EST Wed Jan 28 2026

VAZ020-282100-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
732 AM EST Wed Jan 28 2026

Date             Wed 01/28/26            Thu 01/29/26            Fri 01/30/26
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                 23           7          26           9          25
TEMP                13 22 21 16 13 10  9  7 15 24 25 16 12 11 11  9 16 22 23 19
DEWPT                2  5  4  3  0 -2 -2 -2  1  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  4  7  8  9
MAX/MIN RH                   45          67          37          72          50
RH                  61 47 47 56 55 57 60 66 53 39 38 53 60 63 63 72 58 52 52 64
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W SW  W  N
WIND SPD             2  3  4  4  4  5  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                 14 14 16 18 16                                       
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           10 43 31 28 10  9 15 19 15 22 17 25 40 61 71 81 88 92 94 91
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10                           
POP 12HR                      5           0           0          10          30
SNOW                                                              S  S  C  C  C
MIX HGT              2  3  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  N
T WIND SPD          13 17 21 21 14 19 13  9 16 16 17 13  6  3  2  3  5  6  6  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 29 66 93 10  7  9  6 10 40 60 59  6  3  2  1  3  7 20 21  2
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  6400  2000  1200
STA PRES            27.89 27.80 27.80 27.82 27.88 27.87 27.91 27.90 27.92 27.87


Date          Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26
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        8      16       7      19       4      30      10      33
TEMP          13  8 15 11  9  7 18 14 10  7 27 20 14 12 31 25
DEWPT          5  1  2  0 -2 -3  1  1 -2 -2  8  8  6  7 15 12
RH            70 72 55 60 60 63 46 55 57 66 44 59 70 80 51 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           50      50      30      10       5      10       5       5
SNOW           C  C  C  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