RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

WVZ043-090900-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
701 PM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

Date           01/08/26      Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26            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                 44          59          52          58          32
TEMP                46 45 45 47 54 59 58 57 55 55 54 53 55 56 57 55 50 44 38 33
DEWPT               34 37 41 45 50 52 54 54 53 53 54 53 54 55 55 51 46 40 34 28
MIN/MAX RH                   95          78         100          87          93
RH                  63 73 86 93 86 78 86 90 93 93100100 96 96 93 86 86 86 85 82
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             5  5  5  6  6  6  5  4  2  2  2  3  5  5  6  6  8  9 10 10
WIND GUST           16 16 16                                     17 18 19 21 21
CLOUDS              B2 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)           73 49 74 82 85 89 95 95 92 90 92 94 94 97 93 92 89 84 73 50
VSBY                10 10 10  9 10  6  3  5  5  3  3  2  2  4  4  8            
POP 12HR                      5          80         100         100          60
RAIN                                L  L                                S  C   
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC NM  O  O  O  O  O NM SC         
SNOW                                                                          C
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SE  W  W            
T WIND SPD          10  9  8  8  9 12  6  5  5  8  4  4  2  1  3  8            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR FR   
ADI                  7  6  5  9 13 24 14  4  3  4  2  4  3  2  6  5            
MAX LVORI            3  3  5  6  4  3  4  6  6  8  9  9  9  8  6  5            
STABILITY            E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E            
CEILING             11600  4400   200  1700   200   200   100   400     0      
STA PRES            27.75 27.72 27.69 27.66 27.71 27.68 27.61 27.52            


Date           01/11Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26
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       34      21      36      26      46      32      43      29      33
TEMP          32 26 24 22 33 29 29 27 44 36 35 34 42 38 34 30 32 28
DEWPT         18 14 16 17 15 16 17 17 21 23 24 26 29 31 31 27 23 20
RH            56 60 71 81 47 58 60 65 39 59 64 72 60 76 89 88 69 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR           30      10       0       0       0      10      40      50      40
RAIN                                               C  C  C  C     S
SNOW           C  C                                         C  C  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