RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

VAZ020-200900-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
931 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

Date           02/19/26      Fri 02/20/26            Sat 02/21/26            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                 43          63          39          56          35
TEMP                45 44 45 45 50 62 60 52 47 43 41 39 47 55 54 46 43 40 38 36
DEWPT               42 41 42 42 45 42 30 28 27 27 28 27 28 28 27 28 29 29 30 29
MIN/MAX RH                   96          32          62          34          78
RH                  89 89 89 89 83 48 32 39 45 53 59 62 47 35 35 49 57 64 73 75
WIND DIR             E  E  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  3  8  9  5  5  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                          20 23 17 17 16 13                           
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV B2 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)          100100100100 80 37 13  7  4 10 31 48 43 33 31 44 46 58 66 68
VSBY                 2  2  0  0  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6 10            
POP 12HR                    100          50           5          10          40
RAIN                 C  C  D  C                                   S  S  C  C  C
SNOW                                                                       C  C
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  5  3  2  1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           8  5  2  1  0  8 39 13 11 11 10 11 16 21 19 14            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  3  1  1  0 52200  6  5  5  5 12 33 75 90  7            
MAX LVORI            6  6  6  7  6  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  B  B  F  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                     300   300  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.61 27.55 27.52 27.62 27.67 27.72 27.72            


Date           02/22Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26
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       40      28      35      24      40      26      50      38      50
TEMP          40 34 31 28 34 30 28 24 39 32 29 30 49 42 42 39 50 43
DEWPT         23 16 17 15 13 12 12 11 10 12 13 14 21 27 32 33 32 30
RH            50 47 56 58 41 46 50 57 30 43 51 51 33 55 67 79 50 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      30      10       5       0       5      10      50      40
RAIN           C                                         C  C  C  C
SNOW           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