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
416 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
LAZ080-012100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 89 68 88 69 86
Temp 68 80 87 87 81 75 73 70 68 79 86 86 80 75 73 70 69 80 84 84 78
Dewpt 66 70 69 70 70 69 68 66 66 70 70 70 70 70 69 66 66 70 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 52 91 54 90 65
RH 92 73 55 57 69 81 84 86 92 74 59 59 72 84 86 87 91 73 67 67 85
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 3
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 4 14 17 32 19 10 1 1 8 18 26 26 29 17 13 17 22 41 42 50
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.08
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Mix Hgt 2100 5300 1500 500 2300 5200 1200
Trans Wind Dir N N N N NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 9 10 11 8 6
ADI 36 36 5 13 29 29
Max LVORI 4 3 5 5 4 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B C
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
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 84 70 86 69 86 67 86
Temp 73 71 82 77 72 70 84 78 72 69 84 78 71 67 83 79
Dewpt 73 70 74 73 71 69 72 72 69 67 71 71 68 65 69 67
Max/Min RH 100 84 99 70 92 64 92 57
RH 98 98 77 88 95 95 68 81 89 93 65 78 90 92 63 66
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 2 4 8 5 4 6 8 6 4 8 8 5 4 5 8 5
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12hr 40 60 30 40 30 30 20 10
Rain Showers C C C L C S S C C S S C S S
Tstms C C C C C S S
$$
MSZ080-012100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 68 88 67 87
Temp 66 80 85 86 79 74 71 69 68 78 85 86 79 74 71 69 67 79 84 84 77
Dewpt 65 69 68 68 68 67 66 66 65 70 69 68 68 67 66 65 64 70 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 51 93 50 89 65
RH 96 68 56 54 71 79 84 90 91 75 58 54 71 79 84 87 90 73 61 63 83
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 3
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 1 0 23 20 28 12 3 1 2 2 17 19 33 37 9 8 17 16 40 41 53
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.23
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Mix Hgt 3200 5700 1300 400 2600 6100 1000
Trans Wind Dir N N N N NE NE E
Trans Wind Spd 9 11 9 9 10 8 6
ADI 37 37 4 10 27 33
Max LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B C
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 83 70 85 68 85 67 86
Temp 73 70 79 76 72 70 83 78 72 69 81 76 70 67 82 78
Dewpt 71 69 74 72 69 69 71 71 67 65 70 70 65 64 67 65
Max/Min RH 97 87 98 68 91 65 90 55
RH 94 97 83 89 90 98 67 79 84 88 68 82 85 91 61 64
Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 3 5 3 3 5 8 4 3 5 8 4 3 4 8 4
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
POP 12hr 30 60 20 40 20 30 20 10
Rain Showers C C C L S S C S S S C S
Tstms S C C C S S
$$
MSZ082-012100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 89 69 89 70 87
Temp 69 82 87 88 81 76 74 71 69 81 87 87 80 76 73 71 70 80 85 84 79
Dewpt 66 68 67 67 68 67 67 66 66 69 68 69 69 70 68 67 66 70 70 71 71
Min/Max RH 48 90 50 90 65
RH 90 63 52 50 65 74 78 84 90 68 53 55 69 82 84 86 89 72 61 65 78
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE E S SE N NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 4
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) 1 3 14 31 26 21 2 1 1 4 26 30 39 24 8 20 21 27 53 45 63
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.44
Rain Showers C C C
Tstms S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 2600 5600 600 400 2500 5200 500
Trans Wind Dir N N N N NE E SE
Trans Wind Spd 10 9 6 9 10 8 5
ADI 33 33 4 10 29 29
Max LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 3
Stability B B F F B B F F C C
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
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 85 71 87 70 86 67 87
Temp 74 72 83 78 74 71 85 80 73 70 84 78 72 68 84 79
Dewpt 72 71 73 71 70 69 71 70 68 67 69 68 68 66 67 65
Max/Min RH 97 81 96 65 87 61 88 55
RH 92 97 72 79 87 93 63 71 84 90 61 71 86 92 58 62
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 3 4 8 4 4 8 9 6 5 8 10 6 4 8 8 6
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 40 70 30 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Showers C C C L C S S C C S S C S S S
Tstms C C C C C S S S
$$
MSZ082-012100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 68 88 69 85
Temp 69 80 86 86 80 74 72 70 68 79 86 86 79 74 73 70 69 79 83 83 78
Dewpt 67 69 68 68 69 68 67 66 66 70 69 69 70 70 68 67 67 71 71 72 72
Min/Max RH 52 93 53 93 69
RH 93 69 55 55 69 82 84 87 93 74 57 57 74 87 84 90 93 77 67 70 82
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE E S SE N NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 4 6 6 3
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 3 2 10 21 22 30 5 3 1 1 16 24 28 30 8 25 28 24 49 45 67
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.48
Rain Showers C C C
Tstms S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Mix Hgt 2300 5400 600 400 2600 5200 600
Trans Wind Dir N N N N NE E SE
Trans Wind Spd 9 9 6 9 10 8 6
ADI 33 33 4 10 29 29
Max LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 3
Stability B B F F B B F F C C
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 83 70 85 69 85 67 86
Temp 74 71 81 77 73 70 83 78 72 70 82 78 71 68 83 79
Dewpt 72 71 74 73 71 70 71 70 68 67 71 70 68 66 69 67
Max/Min RH 100 85 97 69 88 68 94 58
RH 93100 79 88 93100 67 76 87 90 69 76 90 93 63 67
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 4 8 4 4 6 9 4 4 8 9 5 4 5 8 4
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 40 70 30 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Showers C C C L C S C C C S C C S S S S
Tstms C C C C C S S S
$$
MSZ070-012100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 86 63 88
Temp 65 80 85 85 78 72 69 67 65 77 84 84 77 70 67 65 63 79 86 86 78
Dewpt 64 68 67 67 66 66 66 64 63 66 65 64 63 62 60 59 60 66 65 64 66
Min/Max RH 51 94 47 89 51
RH 97 67 55 55 67 81 90 90 93 70 54 51 62 76 78 81 89 64 50 49 67
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE N N N N N NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 3
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 2 20 20 9 5 3 3 7 1 7 10 9 15 10 9 15 8 18 19 24
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 3 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Mix Hgt 2500 5100 500 500 2500 5700 600
Trans Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 8 13 10 9 11 10 6
ADI 39 42 5 11 29 34
Max LVORI 5 3 6 6 5 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
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 68 85 68 86 66 85 64 84
Temp 70 68 83 77 70 68 84 78 70 67 83 77 68 64 82 76
Dewpt 66 66 70 68 67 66 69 67 65 63 66 64 63 61 62 58
Max/Min RH 94 69 97 56 91 52 88 45
RH 88 93 64 74 90 93 61 69 84 87 57 64 84 90 51 54
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE N
Wind Spd 2 3 6 4 3 5 8 4 3 5 8 5 3 5 8 8
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
POP 12hr 10 40 10 30 10 20 5 10
Rain Showers S C C S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-012100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 68 89 68 87
Temp 68 80 87 87 80 74 72 70 68 79 86 87 80 74 72 70 68 79 85 84 77
Dewpt 65 68 67 67 68 67 66 66 66 69 68 67 68 68 67 66 66 70 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 48 90 48 93 65
RH 90 67 52 52 67 79 81 87 93 72 55 52 67 82 84 87 93 74 59 63 82
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 3
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC CL FW FW FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 0 1 14 27 35 18 1 1 0 2 18 29 39 32 5 10 18 23 41 44 61
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.41
Rain Showers C C C
Tstms S S S
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Mix Hgt 2900 5700 600 500 2700 5800 700
Trans Wind Dir N N N N NE NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 6 9 10 8 5
ADI 37 43 4 11 26 32
Max LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B C
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 84 70 86 69 86 67 86
Temp 74 71 81 77 72 70 84 78 72 70 83 77 71 67 83 78
Dewpt 71 70 73 71 69 69 71 70 67 66 69 68 66 65 67 65
Max/Min RH 97 82 97 65 88 62 92 53
RH 90 97 77 82 90 97 65 76 84 87 63 74 84 93 59 64
Wind Dir E NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 4 5 3 4 6 8 4 4 6 8 4 4 6 8 4
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 40 60 20 40 20 30 20 20
Rain Showers C C C L S S C S S S C S S
Tstms S C S C S S S
$$
MSZ081-012100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 89 70 88 70 86
Temp 69 81 87 87 81 76 74 71 70 79 86 86 80 76 73 71 70 79 84 84 78
Dewpt 65 68 66 66 67 67 66 66 65 68 67 67 68 68 68 66 65 69 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 47 87 48 90 63
RH 87 65 50 50 63 74 76 84 84 69 53 53 67 76 84 84 84 72 61 63 79
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE E N NE NE E E SE E
Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 4
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 1 1 20 28 21 23 2 1 0 3 27 32 35 27 9 8 21 24 49 54 63
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.43
Rain Showers C C C
Tstms S S C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Mix Hgt 3000 5400 600 400 2400 5400 900
Trans Wind Dir N N N N NE E SE
Trans Wind Spd 10 10 8 9 11 8 6
ADI 36 36 4 11 26 26
Max LVORI 4 3 5 5 4 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B C
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
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 84 71 86 70 85 68 86
Temp 74 71 81 77 74 71 84 79 73 70 83 78 72 68 83 79
Dewpt 71 69 72 70 69 69 70 69 67 66 68 68 66 65 67 65
Max/Min RH 93 79 94 63 85 59 89 53
RH 90 93 74 79 84 93 63 72 81 87 61 71 81 90 59 62
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 3 4 8 4 4 8 8 6 6 8 9 6 5 8 8 6
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 40 60 20 40 20 30 20 20
Rain Showers C C C L S S S C S S S C S S S
Tstms C C C C S S S
$$
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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 varying terrain near the coast. Please relay any comments you
have to the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster.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 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 for accumulating precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................Liquid equivalent precipitation amount
WEATHER...
TYPE...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowShwrs......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
LAL(cat)............................Lightning Activity Level
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
Max 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