Print This Forecast (Printer-Friendly)
EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
VAZ018-140800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N 80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Date 06/12/26 Sat 06/13/26 Sun 06/14/26 Mon
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 87 64 91 62
TEMP 69 66 68 78 84 85 77 69 68 66 72 84 89 84 75 70 66 62 63
DEWPT 65 63 62 58 54 53 56 54 55 56 60 65 67 68 67 65 62 57 55
MIN/MAX RH 89 33 69 48 86
RH 87 90 81 50 36 33 48 59 63 70 66 53 48 59 76 84 87 84 75
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W NW N N N W SW W W W W W NW NW
WIND SPD 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 9 9 8 8 6 6 6
WIND GUST 13 19 25 25 26 27 26 24 23
CLOUDS SC SC CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 27 34 1 18 21 14 27 15 30 44 40 46 83 40 55 62 51 47 37
VSBY 8 4 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 2 4 10
POP 12HR 10 0 5 70 30
RAIN SHWRS NM IS SC SC
TSTMS SC IS IS
Obvis PF
MIX HGT <1 <1 1 4 6 6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 4 5 3 1
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW W W N NE N W W W SW W W
T WIND SPD 10 4 6 8 9 9 1 1 0 2 8 18 19 25 14
DISPERSION VP VP VP VP VP VP PR PR PR PR
ADI 5 2 11 38 69 71 1 1 0 1 8 68 84 86 13
MAX LVORI 5 6 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 4
STABILITY G G A A A A G G F G B C C C D
CEILING None None None None None 2100 None None
STA PRES 27.79 27.82 27.77 27.76 27.73 27.70 27.63
Date 06/15Tue 06/16/26Wed 06/17/26Thu 06/18/26Fri 06/19/26
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 79 58 80 58 85 65 90 68 85
TEMP 76 71 60 61 78 73 60 63 82 77 66 69 87 81 71 71 82 76
DEWPT 52 50 49 50 51 53 51 52 54 57 56 59 67 66 64 62 63 61
RH 43 47 67 67 39 49 72 67 38 50 70 70 52 60 79 73 53 60
WIND SPD <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 10 50 40 50
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS
$$
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
Radar
Current Weather
Rivers & Lakes
Satellite
Forecast Maps
Hour by Hour Forecast
Tropical Weather
Graphical Hazards
Weather Briefing Page
Forecast Discussion
Text Products
Climate Plots
Submit A Storm Report
Fire Weather
Drought
Recreation Forecast
NOAA Weather Radio
Aviation
Follow us on X
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on YouTube
RNK RSS Feed
