RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

VAZ012-090800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1101 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

Date           10/08/26      Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun
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                 47          75          50          57          52
TEMP                   54 53 47 64 71 71 59 55 53 51 52 57 56 54 52 52 52 54 54
DEWPT                  42 40 41 48 48 50 51 49 47 46 45 50 51 51 52 52 52 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   87          42          87          76         100
RH                     64 61 79 56 44 47 75 80 80 83 77 77 83 90100100100 96100
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  N NE  E  N  N  E  E  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                3  3  3  0  1  1  0  0  1  1  2  3  4  4  8 10 10  9  6
WIND GUST                                                        20 23 23 21 17
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              84 76 88 63 78 82 78 79 69 77 84 88 94 92 91 95 96 96 98
VSBY                   10  4  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10  9  4   
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          70          90
RAIN                                                  S  S  L  L  D  D  D  D  D
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              W NW NW NE NE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE  E SE            
T WIND SPD              3  3  2  9  5  3  2  2  2  2  2 14 17 16 12            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR FR FR PR   
ADI                     2  2  2 22 26  8  1  1  1  1  2 37 37 31 11            
MAX LVORI               4  4  4  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  5  3  1  3  5            
STABILITY               F  F  A  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  D            
CEILING                   31200 28800 17300 17300  9300  9300   900   300      
STA PRES                  27.42 27.47 27.47 27.52 27.55 27.59 27.55            


Date           10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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       63      56      71      54      77      53      73      49      74
TEMP          60 62 58 57 66 62 57 55 72 65 56 53 68 61 52 50 69 60
DEWPT         60 62 58 57 63 61 57 55 62 61 56 53 58 56 52 50 58 58
RH           100100100100 90 97100100 71 87100100 70 84100100 68 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR          100      70      30       5       5      10      10       5      10
RAIN           D  D  L  C                                          
RAIN SHWRS                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