National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Print This Forecast (Printer-Friendly)

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Mon Nov 3 2025

WVZ043-040900-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
701 PM EST Mon Nov 3 2025

Date           11/03/25      Tue 11/04/25            Wed 11/05/25            Thu
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                 36          56          39          64          40
TEMP                42 40 37 36 45 54 54 45 41 40 40 42 57 64 62 56 54 51 44 40
DEWPT               36 36 34 33 33 28 26 29 30 30 30 33 40 39 38 41 44 45 41 38
MIN/MAX RH                   88          33          76          39          96
RH                  79 85 89 89 62 36 34 53 65 67 67 70 53 40 41 57 69 80 89 92
WIND DIR             W NW NW  W  W NW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD            10  8  6  5  5  5  4  2  2  2  4  6 12 16 14 11 12 10  6  4
WIND GUST           20 24                               24 27 26 25 26 23 17   
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           12 19  8  9 20 62 38 15  3  8 25 38 23 19  6 10 34 33 32 22
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  W  S SE  S SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          12 24  8  6  8 13 10  2  2  2  2  3 26 28 27 12            
DISPERSION          FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR PR   
ADI                  8 16  4  7 20 42 27  1  1  1  1  4 75 77 67  8            
MAX LVORI            4  4  6  6  3  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  F  B  B  C  B  G  G  G  F  B  C  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.81 27.87 27.95 27.91 27.87 27.79 27.73 27.63            


Date           11/06Fri 11/07/25Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25
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       55      37      62      46      55      43      55      31      39
TEMP          55 45 41 39 62 53 51 46 55 47 45 45 54 45 37 31 39 34
DEWPT         30 30 33 35 45 49 49 45 42 42 42 43 43 38 32 28 25 24
RH            38 55 73 85 54 86 93 96 61 83 89 93 66 76 82 88 57 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0      40      70       5      20      30      30      10
RAIN                          C  L  C                              
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC IS SC IS      
SNOWSHWRS                                                  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