RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
359 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

VAZ020-132000-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
359 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

Date             Fri 03/13/26            Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 58          37          60          40          58
TEMP          31 32 42 53 57 53 50 46 41 38 49 58 60 54 48 46 43 41 49 54 57 54
DEWPT         18 19 19 22 25 27 28 26 24 23 22 22 24 28 30 32 32 33 38 42 43 44
MAX/MIN RH                   27          56          23          73          60
RH            58 58 39 29 29 36 42 45 50 54 34 25 25 36 49 58 65 73 66 64 59 69
WIND DIR      SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       2  3  6  9  9  6  6  6  5  3  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST           20 25 24 23 24 21 18 13                            14 14 13
CLOUDS        SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     35 44 29 12 12  7  3  6  8 18 37 50 55 59 48 43 45 58 82 78 86 87
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3  3  3  3 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  4  6  6  5  3  2 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE
T WIND SPD     3  4 27 27 35 12 14 16 13  9 13 11  9  8  4  5  5  4  9  6  8  4
DISPERSION    VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  5 92106154  6  7  7  6 10 48 57 44  4  2  3  3  4 17 15 16  2
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  3
STABILITY      G  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1400   900
STA PRES            27.80 27.63 27.69 27.78 27.93 27.94 27.98 27.96 27.97 27.88


Date          Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       51      62      25      34      22      44      32      55
TEMP          56 58 60 46 32 26 33 28 25 24 42 38 34 33 53 46
DEWPT         51 54 52 30 16 10  4  2  4  7  7 14 17 20 29 32
RH            83 86 75 53 51 50 29 32 40 47 23 37 49 58 39 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      90      40       5       0       0      10       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O  O  O SC                                 
TSTMS                  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