RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

VAZ012-132000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date             Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu 10/15/26
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                 78          56          82          58          81
TEMP          57 54 67 75 76 69 65 62 60 58 71 79 81 72 63 62 60 59 71 77 79 70
DEWPT         53 53 60 61 61 60 58 57 56 56 62 62 62 63 61 60 59 59 67 67 67 65
MAX/MIN RH                   57          93          52         100          66
RH            86 96 78 62 60 73 78 84 87 93 73 56 53 73 93 93 96100 87 71 67 84
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
WIND SPD       5  5  5  4  3  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  1  2  1  1  1  2  1  1
CLOUDS        SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)     27 20  4  3  2  1  1  2  2  1  5 14 14 13 28 37 44 61 60 76 76 45
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC NM NM IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD     5  5  6 13 12  5  6  6  6  6 13 10 10  5  8  5  5  4 10 17 18  5
DISPERSION    PR             VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3  6 13 64 49  3  3  3  3  7 34 44 39  3  4  3  3  4 22 49 42  3
MAX LVORI      6  6  4  1  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  1  1  3  8  6  8  9  4  3  1  6
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1000  1200
STA PRES            27.33 27.30 27.33 27.34 27.36 27.33 27.34 27.34 27.36 27.32


Date          Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26
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       59      76      37      56      30      62      32      66
TEMP          62 61 70 54 45 37 51 41 35 31 56 47 37 35 60 53
DEWPT         61 60 60 48 38 33 33 33 30 27 36 38 33 30 43 46
RH            97 97 71 80 76 85 50 73 82 85 47 71 85 82 53 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
POP 12HR           20      40      10       5       0       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS    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