RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
236 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

VAZ012-070800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
236 AM EDT Mon Apr 6 2026

Date           04/05/26      Mon 04/06/26            Tue 04/07/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 33          60          36          56          28
TEMP                      34 34 50 59 60 51 46 42 37 36 49 53 55 47 36 31 28 30
DEWPT                     28 27 27 28 29 30 32 30 29 27 26 21 18 17 18 18 17 17
MIN/MAX RH                   79          30          71          23          63
RH                        78 75 41 30 31 44 58 62 72 69 40 28 23 30 47 58 63 58
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD                   4  3  5  5  5  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS                    FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 19 27 15 16 13 30 35 31 10 11  6 10  4  5  5  6  8 17
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1  1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E SE
T WIND SPD                12 16 16 23 25  9  9  9  6  5 16 13 10  4  3  3 11 11
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        6 25 56150183  4  4  4  3  8 68 78 59  2  2  2  5 16
MAX LVORI                  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2
STABILITY                  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.33 27.36 27.32 27.34 27.38 27.47 27.47 27.55 27.58


Date           04/08Thu 04/09/26Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       58      32      63      38      72      44      78      49      79
TEMP          55 50 36 34 60 55 42 41 70 62 47 47 76 67 52 51 77 70
DEWPT         23 23 25 26 32 33 36 38 41 40 41 42 46 47 46 46 48 47
RH            29 34 64 72 35 43 79 89 35 44 79 83 34 49 80 83 36 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10       5       5      20       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                                           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