RAWS Point Forecast - Lime Kiln, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

VAZ020-032000-
RAWS 441801
37.99N  79.76W Elev. 2160 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Date             Fri 04/03/26            Sat 04/04/26            Sun 04/05/26
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                 79          59          82          58          66
TEMP          59 59 70 78 77 70 68 64 61 61 74 81 78 71 68 66 63 60 59 62 63 54
DEWPT         52 52 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 55 56 55 54 55 55 56 56 56 51 43 36 33
MAX/MIN RH                   40          79          40          87          38
RH            78 78 55 42 43 55 59 67 75 81 53 41 43 57 63 70 78 87 75 50 36 45
WIND DIR      SW SW  S SW  S SW SW SW  W SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       3  2  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  4  5  4  4  5  5  6  5  5  6  5
WIND GUST                                         16 14 16 17 17 18 17 17 18 17
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     52 49 46 43 57 70 38 33 34 30 22 64 64 48 48 80 80 88 88 70 51 40
VSBY          10 10 10 10  8  5  9 10 10 10  5  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          50          70          80
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC IS IS NM NM  O  O SC SC   
TSTMS                                          IS IS                           
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3
T WIND DIR     S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD    10  8 12 14 14 12 10  5  2  2 12 10 17 14  8 12 10 11 16 18 18 18
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             PR
ADI            5  8 40 93 60  6  5  3  1  2 35 33 51 10  5  8  7 20 31 46 95  8
MAX LVORI      4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  C  F  G  G  G  A  B  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  B  F
CEILING              None  3100  None  None  None  4000  None  1300  1300  None
STA PRES            28.07 28.02 28.03 28.01 28.02 27.91 27.87 27.78 27.82 27.80


Date          Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26Thu 04/09/26
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       39      60      38      53      29      59      35      69
TEMP          46 40 59 52 44 40 51 44 33 31 56 50 41 39 66 59
DEWPT         30 26 24 24 28 25 16 13 17 18 18 20 24 28 33 33
RH            53 57 26 33 53 55 24 28 51 58 22 30 50 64 29 37
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       0       0       0

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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