RAWS Point Forecast - Pipestem, WV

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025

WVZ043-050900-
RAWS 465401
37.53N  81.00W Elev. 2725 ft
231 PM EST Tue Nov 4 2025

Date           11/04/25      Wed 11/05/25            Thu 11/06/25            Fri
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                 40          64          37          53          35
TEMP          55 45 43 42 42 43 56 64 63 56 53 49 41 37 45 52 52 42 39 37 36 37
DEWPT         23 30 30 29 30 35 42 39 38 42 45 42 36 33 30 25 24 26 26 28 28 30
MIN/MAX RH                   73          37          88          32          78
RH            29 55 60 60 62 73 59 40 39 59 74 77 82 85 55 35 33 53 59 70 72 75
WIND DIR       W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       4  2  2  2  3  5 11 16 14 16 13 10  8  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  4  4
WIND GUST                       21 32 29 27 28 24 19                           
CLOUDS        FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      6  2  2 15 21 21 18 17  5 13 40 31  8 18  6 12  4  4  6 10 10 21
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           0           0
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  2 <1  2  1  1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE            
T WIND SPD     8  1  2  2  2  3 25 31 31 33 39 31 18 11  8  8  5  1            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             GD FR FR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           24  1  1  1  1  4 71 81 75 37 35 21 12 16 25 33 22  1            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  2  1  2  2            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  B  C  D  D  D  D  E  E  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.85 27.78 27.71 27.60 27.66 27.76 27.83 27.79            


Date           11/07Sat 11/08/25Sun 11/09/25Mon 11/10/25Tue 11/11/25
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       63      48      60      44      57      31      35      23      37
TEMP          62 54 53 49 58 51 45 46 56 45 37 31 34 31 26 24 36 32
DEWPT         42 46 51 49 45 44 44 45 46 39 32 27 24 22 19 19 20 20
RH            48 74 93100 62 77 96 96 69 79 82 85 66 69 74 81 52 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR           20      90      20      30      50      50      30      20       5
RAIN SHWRS       IS  O NM IS       SC SC SC SC IS                  
SNOWSHWRS                                   IS SC SC IS 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