RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

VAZ012-020800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
431 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

Date           09/01/26      Wed 09/02/26            Thu 09/03/26            Fri
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                 66          92          67          92          68
TEMP          84 77 73 70 69 70 81 88 90 82 76 73 70 71 82 89 91 82 72 71 69 69
DEWPT         65 66 64 63 63 64 66 66 66 67 65 64 63 64 68 68 67 68 66 65 63 65
MIN/MAX RH                   88          46          86          47          87
RH            53 69 73 78 81 81 60 48 45 61 69 73 78 79 63 50 45 63 81 81 81 87
WIND DIR      NW  W NW  W NW  W NW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       3  1  1  1  2  1  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS        SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     26  2  3  5  2  6  9 34 30  9  8  6  4  5 12 15 14 12 16  4  2  9
VSBY          10 10 10 10  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           5
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     6  3  3  3  3  2  4  5  3  2  3  3  3  2  4  4  4  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           47  2  2  2  2  2 25 37 23  1  2  2  2  2 25 35 35  2            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  4  5  5  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.36 27.38 27.40 27.35 27.35 27.36 27.38 27.33            


Date           09/04Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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       92      65      88      60      84      58      82      56      83
TEMP          89 79 70 65 81 74 65 61 77 71 61 59 77 70 61 59 78 72
DEWPT         68 67 65 65 68 66 64 61 64 62 59 59 63 62 58 57 62 61
RH            50 67 84100 65 76 97100 64 73 93100 62 76 90 93 58 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      40      30      30      20      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS       IS SC SC    IS SC IS       SC          IS
TSTMS            IS       IS SC          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