RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

VAZ012-290800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

Date           09/27/26      Mon 09/28/26            Tue 09/29/26            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                 48          68          47          76          48
TEMP                      49 49 59 66 67 59 53 50 48 47 64 73 74 61 54 52 49 49
DEWPT                     46 46 52 54 52 56 53 50 48 47 56 56 52 56 53 50 48 47
MIN/MAX RH                  100          58         100          45          98
RH                        89 89 78 65 59 90100100100100 75 55 46 84 96 93 96 93
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   2  3  3  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)                 17  8 14 26 24 25 21 21 33 42 45 49 29 21  9  5  4  6
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           5           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  E SE SE  S  S
T WIND SPD                 5  5 12 12 14 11 10  2  2  1  3  1  1  2  3  4  9  2
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  6 34 53 57  5  5  1  1  1 13  6  6  1  2  2  4  2
MAX LVORI                  6  5  3  1  1  6  9 10 10 10  4  3  2  5  7  6  7  6
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  B  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                  27.17 27.21 27.22 27.26 27.27 27.31 27.30 27.33 27.33


Date           09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
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       80      50      82      54      82      56      74      54      70
TEMP          77 67 55 52 79 69 57 55 78 69 59 56 71 65 56 54 67 62
DEWPT         52 56 50 47 54 58 53 51 60 61 57 54 59 58 53 53 60 59
RH            42 68 83 83 42 68 86 86 54 76 93 93 66 78 90 96 78 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      40      30      40      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC

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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