RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

VAZ020-220800-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Date           06/21/26      Mon 06/22/26            Tue 06/23/26            Wed
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                 64          86          65          82          58
TEMP          84 77 71 68 65 69 81 81 78 74 72 70 67 68 74 78 80 73 66 62 59 63
DEWPT         54 54 54 53 53 56 63 68 70 66 66 65 64 64 62 60 58 54 54 54 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   68          54          92          47          82
RH            36 45 55 59 65 63 54 65 76 76 81 84 90 87 66 54 47 51 65 75 80 72
WIND DIR       W NW NE  N SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       2  1  1  2  1  1  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  1
WIND GUST                          13                                          
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     30 47 36 48 56 56 47 76 81 72 68 35 17 18 49 34 28 12 19 21 16  8
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  3  3  3  9 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          80          50          20           0
RAIN SHWRS                         NM NM SC SC             IS IS               
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                IS IS               
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5  5  2            
T WIND DIR     W NE  E  E  E SE SW SW  W SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD    11  1  2  3  3  3 12 24 17 12  8  9 14 14 14 14 13 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           94  1  1  2  2  4 62128 63  6  4  4  7 32 62 89 81  6            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  F  G  F  F  B  A  B  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  3800  4400  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.80 27.83 27.79 27.76 27.73 27.76 27.79 27.88 27.91            


Date           06/24Thu 06/25/26Fri 06/26/26Sat 06/27/26Sun 06/28/26
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       85      61      85      64      86      64      84      66      88
TEMP          82 76 65 66 81 77 69 68 82 77 68 68 81 77 69 70 84 80
DEWPT         50 53 54 57 62 61 61 63 63 61 60 62 61 60 61 62 62 62
RH            33 45 68 73 53 58 76 84 53 58 76 81 51 56 76 76 48 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0      50      30      40      20      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                        SC IS    IS SC          SC IS       SC

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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