RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

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

WVZ043-082100-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
631 AM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

Date             Thu 01/08/26            Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26
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                 55          46          61          52          59
TEMP             35 43 53 55 50 48 47 46 49 56 61 59 58 56 56 54 53 55 57 58 56
DEWPT            29 31 30 35 35 37 39 43 46 50 53 54 54 54 54 54 53 55 56 55 52
MAX/MIN RH                   37          92          75         100          86
RH               78 62 41 47 56 65 74 89 89 80 75 83 86 93 93100100100 96 90 86
WIND DIR          S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S SE  S  S SW  W
WIND SPD          2  2  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  4  3  2  3  4  5  6  8  8
WIND GUST                                      17                      17 18 19
CLOUDS           SC SC OV B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)        48 39 91 87 91 75 63 76 80 80 90 93 94 92 96 96 99 99 96 96 91
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  6  1  1  1  3  4  7  4 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          90          90         100
RAIN                                      C  C  D  D  L  L  D  D               
RAIN SHWRS                                                        O  O  O  O NM
MIX HGT          <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1
T WIND DIR        S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  S  S SW  W SW  W  W
T WIND SPD        1  2 14 13  9 11  9 13  9 14 13  9  6  6  4  5  4 12  4  6 13
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI               1  2 29 28  6  8  6  9 10 25 25 14  5  3  2  3  5 21 11 17 12
MAX LVORI         4  3  2  2  3  3  3  5  5  3  3  4  5  6  6  9  9  5  6  4  4
STABILITY         C  B  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING             16900 14400 11000  4400   200  3100   200   500   100     0
STA PRES            27.77 27.75 27.77 27.73 27.71 27.67 27.71 27.69 27.65 27.57


Date          Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26
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       33      36      21      35      25      45      30      44
TEMP          44 33 34 27 25 21 32 29 28 27 43 38 33 32 43 38
DEWPT         40 28 20 15 15 16 15 16 16 17 22 24 25 26 29 30
RH            86 82 56 60 65 81 49 58 60 65 43 57 72 78 57 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           60      30      20       5       0       5      10      30
RAIN              S                                      S  C
RAIN SHWRS    NM                                             
SNOW              S  C  S  S  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