RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

VAZ012-292100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

Date             Thu 01/29/26            Fri 01/30/26            Sat 01/31/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 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 TEMP                 28          12          28          12          16
TEMP                16 24 26 18 14 12 13 13 20 25 27 22 19 17 14 12 14 15 14  9
DEWPT                3  4  4  4  6  6  8  9 13 16 19 17 15 13 10  9  7  7  6  2
MAX/MIN RH                   37          81          66          87          67
RH                  56 41 38 53 70 76 80 84 74 68 71 81 84 84 84 87 73 70 70 72
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW NW NW  N NE SE  S  W NE NE NE  N  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD             5  5  3  2  2  1  0  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  8
CLOUDS              SC FW FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           31 18 21 37 50 63 88 93 96100100100100100100100100100100100
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  6  6  7  7  1  2  1  2  2  3  2  2  5  2 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          60          80          70
SNOW                                         S  C  C  L  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1  2  1  1  1  2  3  2  2
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW
T WIND SPD          12 14 13  5  3  3  4  1  4  4  1  6  9  9  9 11 13 17 21 27
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 27 51 50  3  2  2  2  1  7  9  2  6 10  8  8 16 24 38 47 37
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  4  4  6  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  3800  2000   300   400  1800  2600  2100
STA PRES            27.30 27.28 27.29 27.27 27.25 27.18 27.20 27.18 27.17 27.14


Date          Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP        3      14       3      28      13      34      19      39
TEMP           5  3 12 10  7  4 25 20 16 17 31 27 24 22 35 29
DEWPT         -2 -3  1  2  2  0  9 10 11 13 19 18 16 16 20 20
RH            72 75 60 69 79 83 50 64 80 84 61 68 71 77 54 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      10       5       5      20      10      10      20
RAIN                                                        S
SNOW           C  S                                      S  S
SNOWSHWRS                                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