RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

WVZ043-250800-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Date           06/24/26      Thu 06/25/26            Fri 06/26/26            Sat
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                 55          81          62          84          67
TEMP                62 59 57 60 74 80 81 77 68 65 63 66 79 83 82 76 70 69 67 69
DEWPT               53 52 52 53 57 56 57 61 60 59 59 61 63 63 65 66 66 66 65 67
MIN/MAX RH                   82          43          88          51          94
RH                  72 78 83 78 55 44 44 58 76 81 87 84 58 51 56 71 87 90 93 93
WIND DIR             N  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             0  1  1  1  3  5  5  3  3  2  2  2  4  5  5  3  2  3  4  5
WIND GUST                                                                    16
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           36 28 64 31 14 34 15 37 13 28 37 30 36 55 65 61 70 71 84 73
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          40          50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW  E  S  S  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           2  1  1  1 10  6  9  9  3  3  3  3  5  5  8  1            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  1 58 50 68  4  2  2  2  4 35 23 30  1            
MAX LVORI            3  4  6  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  2  1  4            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  B  A  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2900  2600      
STA PRES            27.72 27.70 27.73 27.69 27.70 27.74 27.75 27.71            


Date           06/27Sun 06/28/26Mon 06/29/26Tue 06/30/26Wed 07/01/26
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      66      80      66      87      66      90      69      88
TEMP          77 73 68 68 79 77 68 68 85 82 70 70 87 85 71 72 85 81
DEWPT         69 69 68 68 70 69 67 68 68 69 66 67 67 69 67 69 67 68
RH            76 87100100 74 76 97100 57 65 87 90 52 59 87 90 55 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           80      50      40      10      20       5       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O SC IS SC SC          IS                        
TSTMS         IS NM SC    IS 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