Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1219 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
LAZ080-022100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1219 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 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 87 67 84 68 83
Temp 70 67 80 87 85 79 74 72 70 67 76 83 83 78 74 71 70 68 78 83 83 78
Dewpt 69 67 68 67 70 71 70 66 61 57 64 66 67 67 66 64 62 60 66 68 69 69
Min/Max RH 52 87 56 79 62
RH 98 99 69 52 60 75 86 81 72 70 66 58 59 69 77 78 77 76 67 63 63 74
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 3 4 8 8 9 8 5 5 8 8 11 10 10 6 6 5 8 8 11 11 11 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 22 19 12 12 36 17 11 7 9 13 25 31 37 23 17 16 20 26 23 39 41 43
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.42
Rain Showers S S S S S S C C C
Tstms S S C C S
Mix Hgt 400 2100 5900 1400 800 2000 4800 1400
Trans Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 5 10 14 11 13 14 13 11
ADI 10 45 45 9 18 39 42
Max LVORI 8 6 3 5 4 3 3
Stability F B C F E C C F E C C
Date Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 81 71 85 72 86 70 87
Temp 72 71 81 77 73 72 85 80 74 72 85 80 73 70 87 80
Dewpt 67 67 73 73 70 69 74 73 72 70 75 74 72 69 73 73
Max/Min RH 88 76 92 70 94 69 98 63
RH 83 87 77 86 90 91 70 79 92 92 70 83 97 95 63 80
Wind Dir E NE E E E E E E E E E E E NE E E
Wind Spd 6 8 11 8 4 4 8 5 3 4 8 4 3 4 8 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 30 40 20 30 10 20
Rain Showers C C C C C S S C S S C S
Tstms S C C C S S S C S S
$$
MSZ080-022100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1219 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 65 85 67 84
Temp 67 65 78 86 86 80 73 71 67 65 74 81 85 78 72 70 69 67 76 82 84 77
Dewpt 67 65 66 65 67 68 67 62 56 55 62 65 64 64 63 62 60 60 64 66 66 67
Min/Max RH 49 81 50 79 54
RH 98100 67 51 53 67 81 72 68 70 65 57 50 63 73 76 74 78 67 57 55 70
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 8 4 4 4 8 8 10 8 9 4 5 4 8 8 11 9 10 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 16 16 11 13 40 41 22 5 6 24 25 35 42 24 21 15 14 20 23 39 40 46
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.18
Rain Showers S S S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 400 1800 6200 600 600 2100 6200 600
Trans Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 6 11 10 6 13 13 11 9
ADI 11 42 42 6 14 36 38
Max LVORI 9 5 3 4 3 3 3
Stability F B B F F C B F F C B
Date Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 82 70 85 70 85 69 88
Temp 72 69 81 77 71 70 84 79 73 70 83 78 72 70 86 79
Dewpt 65 66 72 72 70 69 73 72 71 70 74 73 70 69 72 71
Max/Min RH 90 69 98 66 100 68 100 57
RH 80 90 74 84 96 97 71 80 93100 74 85 92 97 63 79
Wind Dir E NE E E E NE SE SE E NE E SE E NE E E
Wind Spd 5 8 9 8 4 4 6 4 2 3 6 3 2 3 6 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 30 40 20 30 10 20
Rain Showers S C C C C S S C S C S
Tstms S S C S C S S
$$
MSZ082-022100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1219 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 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 86 64 85 66 84
Temp 65 64 78 84 86 79 74 70 67 64 76 83 85 80 72 71 69 67 77 83 84 80
Dewpt 65 63 68 70 69 69 66 59 57 59 64 67 67 66 64 63 62 61 66 68 68 68
Min/Max RH 57 84 55 84 59
RH 100 97 71 62 57 71 76 68 70 84 68 59 55 63 78 77 80 83 69 61 59 67
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 6 8 10 10 5 8 8 8 10 11 11 11 8 8 8 8 10 12 11 12 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 15 14 14 23 24 27 14 2 12 25 45 60 50 41 29 27 35 37 30 49 47 52
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0.41
Rain Showers S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 400 2100 4800 700 500 2500 5300 900
Trans Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 6 13 12 10 13 14 12 11
ADI 14 42 42 10 15 39 40
Max LVORI 8 5 3 4 4 4 3
Stability F C C F E C C F E C C
Date Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 82 71 85 70 84 68 86
Temp 74 71 82 78 73 72 84 80 73 71 82 78 71 69 86 78
Dewpt 67 67 73 72 71 70 74 73 72 70 75 73 71 69 73 72
Max/Min RH 89 74 97 69 100 73 100 64
RH 79 87 74 82 93 95 71 81 97 97 79 85100100 64 82
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE E E
Wind Spd 8 10 11 8 5 6 8 5 3 4 8 4 3 4 8 3
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 60 40 50 30 40 20 20
Rain Showers C C C L C C C C C S C C S S
Tstms S C C C C S S C S S S
$$
MSZ082-022100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1219 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 86 64 84 66 84
Temp 66 64 79 86 86 79 73 69 67 64 74 82 84 78 72 69 68 67 76 82 84 79
Dewpt 65 63 68 70 69 69 65 58 58 59 65 67 67 66 65 63 62 61 67 69 69 68
Min/Max RH 57 84 57 84 61
RH 97 97 69 59 57 72 76 68 73 84 74 61 57 67 79 81 81 81 74 65 61 69
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 3 5 8 8 8 4 6 5 8 9 10 9 9 6 8 5 8 9 11 10 11 8
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 17 15 17 15 21 26 13 4 18 22 46 59 55 45 33 30 37 41 34 50 49 55
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0.36
Rain Showers C S S S C C C
Tstms C S S S S
Mix Hgt 400 2100 4600 500 500 2500 4900 600
Trans Wind Dir NE E E E E E E NE
Trans Wind Spd 8 14 12 11 14 14 12 11
ADI 15 41 41 11 16 39 39
Max LVORI 8 5 3 4 4 4 3
Stability F C C F E C C F E C C
Date Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 82 71 84 70 84 68 86
Temp 73 71 81 78 72 72 83 79 73 71 83 77 72 69 86 79
Dewpt 67 67 73 73 71 70 74 73 72 70 75 73 71 69 73 73
Max/Min RH 87 74 100 72 97 74 100 65
RH 81 87 77 85 97 93 74 82 97 97 77 88 97100 65 82
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE E E
Wind Spd 6 9 10 8 4 5 8 4 3 4 8 4 3 4 6 3
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 60 40 50 30 40 20 20
Rain Showers C C C L C C C C C C C C S S
Tstms S C C C C S S C S S
$$
MSZ070-022100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1219 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 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 88 64 85 64 86
Temp 68 66 80 86 87 78 72 70 67 64 75 83 84 75 70 67 66 65 77 84 85 77
Dewpt 67 65 66 61 60 61 63 62 58 54 59 61 60 60 61 60 60 58 62 64 63 63
Min/Max RH 39 77 43 82 47
RH 97 97 63 43 40 56 73 77 73 70 58 48 44 59 75 78 82 78 61 52 48 63
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E E NE E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 2 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 6 8 9 8 8 6 5 4 6 8 10 8 9 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 24 17 12 11 9 18 19 17 5 2 6 11 6 9 3 1 4 3 2 11 17 30
Visibility 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 1700 6300 400 500 2000 6100 400
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 5 10 11 9 13 12 12 9
ADI 9 42 42 6 14 37 42
Max LVORI 9 5 3 4 4 3 3
Stability F B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 84 69 85 69 87 69 88
Temp 70 68 83 77 71 69 84 79 72 69 85 79 72 70 87 78
Dewpt 63 64 69 69 69 68 71 70 69 68 72 70 69 68 70 68
Max/Min RH 87 61 99 63 97 59 98 53
RH 80 86 64 76 93 97 66 74 92 97 65 74 90 94 57 71
Wind Dir E E E E E E E SE E E E SE E NE NE E
Wind Spd 4 8 8 8 4 5 8 4 3 3 5 4 2 3 6 5
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 10 30 10 30 10 10
Rain Showers C C C
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ082-022100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1219 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 64 85 67 85
Temp 66 65 78 86 86 79 73 70 67 65 75 83 85 78 73 71 69 68 78 83 85 78
Dewpt 65 62 66 67 66 66 64 58 55 56 62 64 63 64 63 62 60 60 64 66 66 66
Min/Max RH 50 74 48 78 53
RH 97 90 67 53 51 64 73 66 65 73 64 53 48 62 71 73 73 76 62 57 53 67
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 3 5 8 8 8 4 6 6 8 9 10 9 9 5 8 6 8 9 11 10 11 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 14 12 14 22 34 38 15 1 13 9 38 49 51 36 26 21 28 30 26 45 46 52
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0.18
Rain Showers S S S C
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 400 1900 5600 500 600 2500 6100 700
Trans Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 6 12 11 8 12 13 12 9
ADI 13 41 41 9 14 37 42
Max LVORI 8 4 3 3 3 3 3
Stability F B C F F C C F F C C
Date Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 83 70 86 70 85 69 88
Temp 72 70 82 77 71 71 85 79 72 70 84 79 72 70 87 79
Dewpt 65 66 71 71 70 69 72 71 70 70 73 72 70 69 71 71
Max/Min RH 87 67 100 61 100 65 100 57
RH 79 87 69 82 97 93 65 77 93100 70 79 93 97 59 77
Wind Dir E NE E E E NE SE E E NE E SE E NE E E
Wind Spd 8 9 10 8 4 5 8 4 3 4 8 4 3 4 6 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 50 30 40 20 40 10 20
Rain Showers C C C C C S S C S S S C S
Tstms S C C C S C S S S
$$
MSZ081-022100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1219 AM CDT Thu Oct 2 2025
Date Thu 10/02/25 Fri 10/03/25 Sat 10/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 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 87 66 85 68 84
Temp 70 67 79 86 86 80 74 72 68 67 76 83 85 80 73 72 70 69 77 83 84 79
Dewpt 66 63 64 66 66 66 65 60 56 56 61 63 63 64 63 62 60 60 64 64 66 66
Min/Max RH 50 74 48 76 53
RH 87 87 60 51 51 62 74 66 65 68 60 51 48 58 71 71 71 73 64 53 55 64
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 6 8 9 9 5 8 8 9 10 11 10 11 6 8 8 9 10 12 11 12 8
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 13 12 15 30 42 44 15 1 9 9 44 51 59 33 24 21 26 29 25 45 44 49
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.26
Rain Showers S S C C C
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 400 1700 5200 700 600 2100 5600 1200
Trans Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 6 12 11 8 12 14 12 10
ADI 13 40 40 9 15 35 41
Max LVORI 6 4 3 3 3 3 3
Stability F B C F F C C F F C C
Date Sun 10/05/25Mon 10/06/25Tue 10/07/25Wed 10/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 83 71 85 71 84 70 87
Temp 74 71 82 78 74 71 85 81 74 72 84 79 73 71 87 80
Dewpt 65 67 70 71 70 69 71 71 70 70 72 72 70 69 70 71
Max/Min RH 90 65 93 63 97 67 97 57
RH 74 87 67 79 87 93 63 72 87 93 67 79 90 93 57 74
Wind Dir E NE E E E NE E E E NE E E E NE E E
Wind Spd 8 10 11 8 6 6 8 5 4 4 8 5 3 4 8 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 50 30 40 20 40 10 20
Rain Showers C C C C C S C C S S S C S
Tstms S C C C S C S S
$$
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forecast. The data displayed are caculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximate weather conditions
in highly varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to
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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 Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind Direction in Tens of Degrees
relative to due north.
Example: 09 = 90 degrees = east; 18 = 180 degrees = south;
27 = 270 degrees = west; 36 = 360 degrees = north
Wind Spd(mph).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Wind Gust(mph)......................20 ft. Wind Gust
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Indx...........................Heat Index
Clouds(cat).........................Cloud Cover Category
Example: CL = clear; FW = few; SC = scattered;
B1 = mostly cloudy; B2 = considerable clouds; OV = overcast
Clouds(%)...........................Cloud Cover as a Percentage
Visibility..........................Visibility Value in Statute Miles
PoP 12hr(%).........................Probability of Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs.....Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
O..............Occasional
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
Obvis...............................Obstruction to Visibility
Type...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
DSI (cat)...........................Davis Stability Index
Mix Hgt(ft AGL).....................Mixing Height
T wind dir(8 point compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T wind spd(mph).....................Transport Wind Speed
ADI (index).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
Ceiling (ft)........................Ceiling
LVORI (index).......................Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index
Stability (cat).....................Pasquill Turner Stability
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
in effect for the indicated hour
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 dir............................20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind spd(mph).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Avg clouds(cat).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12hr(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See day 1 through 3 weather descriptions