EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

VAZ018-230900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
601 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

Date           01/22/26      Fri 01/23/26            Sat 01/24/26            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                 26          40          16          25          14
TEMP             38 31 29 28 27 33 39 39 29 23 20 17 16 19 24 22 17 15 15 15 16
DEWPT            17 15 14 13 12 12 11 10  8  4 -1 -3 -4 -3 -3  3  7  7  8 10 11
MIN/MAX RH                   55          30          43          33          82
RH               42 51 53 53 53 41 31 30 40 43 39 40 40 37 30 43 64 70 73 80 80
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  E  E SE  E SE  E  E  E
WIND SPD          8  6  6  6  6  8 10 12 12  9  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST                       19 23 25 26 23 19             16 20 19 17 16 16
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)         9  8 16 42 67 53 40 47 54 61 68 65 62 79 91 93100100100100100
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  6  2  1  1  2  2  2
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          60         100
FRZG RAIN                                                                     D
SLEET                                                             S  S  D  D  D
SNOW                                                        L  L  D  D  D  D  S
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  1  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2            
T WIND DIR        W NW NW  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD       10  9 10  8  8 13 14 19 23 17 12  9  5  5  8  9 13            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             FR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  4  5  4  6 22 34 60 10 12  8  4 12 15 16 17 15            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY         G  G  G  F  C  D  D  C  F  E  E  F  C  C  D  D  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None 14600 14600  7600  4600  3100      
STA PRES            27.91 27.91 27.96 27.94 28.03 28.10 28.18 28.13            


Date           01/25Mon 01/26/26Tue 01/27/26Wed 01/28/26Thu 01/29/26
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       26      16      22       1      29      12      33      13      26
TEMP          21 25 25 21 21 15  8  2 25 22 17 13 30 25 19 14 25 16
DEWPT         17 19 19 13  9  2 -3 -7  7  7  8  7 15 14 10  7 11  5
RH            84 78 78 71 59 55 60 65 46 52 67 76 53 62 67 73 55 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          100      80      20       5       0       0      10      20      20
FRZG RAIN      D  D  D  C                                          
SLEET          D  D  D  S                                          
SNOW           S  S  D  C  S                                S  S   

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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