RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

VAZ012-310800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

Date           08/29/26      Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26            Tue
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                 60          86          62          89          64
TEMP                      62 63 76 82 83 73 68 65 63 65 79 85 86 75 70 67 64 66
DEWPT                     62 63 67 65 65 65 64 63 61 62 66 65 65 64 64 62 61 62
MIN/MAX RH                  100          51          94          46          89
RH                       100100 74 56 55 76 87 93 93 90 64 51 50 69 81 84 90 87
WIND DIR                  SE  E  S SW SW  N  N  N  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  W  W
WIND SPD                   1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS                    SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)                 40 36 15 32 45 33 14 23 20 21 25 43 35 19 20 16  5 13
VSBY                       2  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          10           0           5           0
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR                 S  S  S  W  W  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD                 4  5  3  3  2  4  4  3  4  5 12 11 11  4            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  6 11 23 13  2  2  2  2  6 68 84 71  2            
MAX LVORI                  9  9  3  2  2  3  6  7  6  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY                  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.45 27.46 27.41 27.41 27.41 27.43 27.40            


Date           09/01Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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       89      65      90      68      92      65      89      63      86
TEMP          86 78 69 68 87 80 70 69 87 77 69 67 83 76 66 64 81 73
DEWPT         65 65 63 63 65 66 64 64 67 67 65 65 67 66 64 63 65 63
RH            50 64 81 84 48 62 81 84 52 71 87 93 59 71 93 97 58 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10       0      40      20      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                               SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                    SC       IS SC IS       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