RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
432 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

WVZ043-072100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
432 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date             Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 76          56          62          46          68
TEMP             55 67 74 74 67 62 60 59 57 59 60 61 56 52 49 48 47 58 66 68 62
DEWPT            53 57 55 53 54 56 57 56 56 56 52 47 45 45 45 47 46 49 44 41 44
MAX/MIN RH                   47          97          61         100          38
RH               93 70 51 48 63 81 90 90 96 90 75 60 66 77 86 96 96 72 45 37 52
WIND DIR          S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD          3  5 10 10  6  6  5  5  5  6  9  6  3  2  2  2  2  5  8  6  3
WIND GUST              21 21 18 17 17 17 17 18 19 17                   18      
CLOUDS           SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        49 16 59 69 82 78 86 89 79 89 80 52 26 23 28 31 34 23 30 30 10
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60          90          70          10          20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC                   IS IS   
TSTMS                  SC SC    IS       IS    IS                              
MIX HGT          <1  3  7  6  1 <1  2  2  2  2  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR       SE  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD        3  4 25 25 11 11 16 23 10 18 17 14  8  2  2  2  3  9 12 12  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               4 15 87 82  8  8 11 15 19 35 41 44  4  1  1  1  4 37 83 81  2
MAX LVORI         6  3  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  4  3  1  3  4  5  8  9  3  1  1  2
STABILITY         B  B  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  3900  3500   500   100  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.79 27.66 27.62 27.61 27.63 27.63 27.67 27.68 27.71 27.67


Date          Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       51      73      57      74      39      48      29      54
TEMP          53 52 71 66 60 59 73 69 59 40 40 38 33 30 51 49
DEWPT         47 49 55 55 56 56 55 54 51 39 25 21 22 23 26 30
RH            80 89 57 68 87 90 53 59 75 96 55 50 63 75 37 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      50      30      60      90      40      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC SC IS SC NM  O NM SC IS          IS
SNOWSHWRS                                   SC 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