RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

VAZ012-030800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Date           10/02/26      Sat 10/03/26            Sun 10/04/26            Mon
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                 63          68          54          68          54
TEMP                66 65 64 63 64 68 66 61 58 57 55 55 60 65 68 64 60 59 56 55
DEWPT               63 62 62 62 64 66 64 60 58 57 55 55 60 63 64 62 59 58 56 54
MIN/MAX RH                   99          91         100          87         100
RH                  90 90 93 97100 93 93 97100100100100100 93 87 93 96 96100 96
WIND DIR             W  W NW  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  N  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  2
CLOUDS              B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           59 83 88 98 89 93 90 88 93 87 87 90 95 96 93 92 95 91 85 71
VSBY                 9  6  3  3  5  5  8  7  5  4  1  3  3  6  6  7  7 10 10   
POP 12HR                     60          80          70          80          20
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC NM NM  O  O SC SC IS IS         
TSTMS                           IS       IS       IS                           
Obvis                     PF PF PF             PF PF                           
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W NW NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SW  W NE            
T WIND SPD           4  5  3  4 12  9  5  8  8  6  2  2  2  2  2  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  3  2  4 18 13  7  4  4  3  1  2  3  3  3  1            
MAX LVORI            9  9 10  9  5  5  6  8  9  9 10 10  9  6  6  7            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              5600   100   200   200   200   200   200   100   200      
STA PRES            27.31 27.33 27.38 27.38 27.39 27.36 27.36 27.32            


Date           10/05Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26
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       71      42      68      38      71      41      74      43      75
TEMP          69 58 46 42 63 55 43 39 66 57 45 42 69 59 48 44 70 60
DEWPT         55 51 46 42 48 47 42 38 49 49 44 42 50 50 46 43 50 51
RH            61 77100100 58 74 96 96 54 75 96100 51 72 93 96 49 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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