RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

VAZ012-082000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Date             Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 86          62          83          62          84
TEMP                76 80 84 77 67 66 64 65 75 78 79 73 66 65 63 66 75 78 81 75
DEWPT               70 69 69 68 66 65 64 65 68 68 68 66 65 64 63 66 69 68 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   62         100          64         100          64
RH                  82 69 61 74 97 97100100 79 71 69 79 97 97100100 82 71 65 74
WIND DIR             W  W  W  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  2  1  0  0  1  2  3  3  4  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           53 82 67 52 43 36 42 53 35 63 80 28 28 30 39 53 53 85 85 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  7  7  9 10 10  9 10 10  8  6 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          20          70          20          80
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC SC IS IS             SC NM IS IS       SC SC  O  O SC
TSTMS               IS SC SC IS IS             SC SC IS             IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W SE SE SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           6  6  1  2  6  4  3 10 14 13 13 10  3  6  6 11 21 33 21 17
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 28 33  4  1  3  2  2 15 59 51 43  5  2  3  3 15 67128 59  8
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  8  9 10  5  3  3  3  4  8  9  9  5  3  3  1  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  G  F  B  A  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  F
CEILING              1100  2500  None  None  None  None  None  None  2000  1400
STA PRES            27.31 27.27 27.26 27.26 27.26 27.24 27.24 27.23 27.21 27.19


Date          Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       62      81      61      81      59      82      58      86
TEMP          65 65 76 72 63 64 75 73 63 62 77 73 61 61 81 76
DEWPT         65 65 68 66 63 64 66 64 61 62 63 63 59 61 62 63
RH           100100 76 81100100 74 73 93100 62 71 93100 53 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR           50      80      30      70      40      50      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM  O SC IS SC NM SC IS IS SC            
TSTMS         SC IS IS SC SC    IS SC IS       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