RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

VAZ020-130800-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
401 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Date           08/12/26      Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            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
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                 66          88          67          85          67
TEMP          84 78 72 70 68 69 79 84 86 76 72 71 69 70 77 82 81 75 73 70 68 69
DEWPT         64 66 67 66 66 67 68 67 67 70 68 68 67 68 70 71 71 70 69 68 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   99          53          98          69          98
RH            51 67 84 87 93 93 69 57 53 82 87 90 93 93 79 69 72 84 87 93 97 97
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD       3  2  3  2  3  3  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     39 57 45 67 60 32 41 33 48 42 57 43 45 65 76 73 73 66 66 57 58 56
VSBY          10 10  9  5  6  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     40          20          40          60          50
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS                IS             SC SC NM NM SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS            IS                   IS                   SC SC IS            
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  S  W SW  E            
T WIND SPD    14  8  6  3  3  2 14  9 10  8  2  3  3  2  6 10 12  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           86  4  3  2  2  2 53 54 54  4  1  2  2  2 20 48 44  2            
MAX LVORI      1  3  5  7  7  6  1  1  1  5  6  7  8  8  3  3  3  5            
STABILITY      A  G  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  8800  1000  2200  2200      
STA PRES            27.78 27.77 27.81 27.79 27.86 27.89 27.92 27.87            


Date           08/15Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26
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       84      68      87      69      88      66      86      65      86
TEMP          83 76 71 70 84 79 73 72 85 78 70 69 83 76 67 67 82 76
DEWPT         71 70 68 68 71 71 69 70 71 69 67 67 67 66 64 65 67 67
RH            67 82 90 93 65 77 87 93 63 74 90 93 59 71 90 93 61 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           50      30      30      20      20      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC    IS SC IS       IS          IS IS       IS
TSTMS            SC IS       SC IS       IS          IS          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