RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

VAZ012-070800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Date           10/06/26      Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26            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                 42          75          49          77          46
TEMP                50 48 46 45 63 71 72 59 55 54 52 50 66 73 75 63 54 52 48 47
DEWPT               45 43 42 44 55 55 55 54 52 51 49 49 55 55 54 52 49 47 45 45
MIN/MAX RH                  100          51          97          47          95
RH                  83 83 86 96 75 57 55 83 90 90 89 96 68 53 48 67 83 83 89 93
WIND DIR            SE  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  0  0  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  0  0  4 15 20  9 12 11 12  8 10 15  8  8 13 17 25 28
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           6  4  3  4 12 10  9  5  4  4  4  9 17 11 11  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  2  5 36 46 40  3  2  2  2 10 61 58 61  2            
MAX LVORI            6  6  8  7  3  1  1  5  6  6  6  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.30 27.29 27.28 27.23 27.25 27.23 27.26 27.24            


Date           10/09Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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       75      46      71      48      66      51      70      51      74
TEMP          71 61 52 48 67 60 53 50 61 60 56 54 66 61 55 53 70 62
DEWPT         49 50 46 45 54 51 49 50 59 58 56 54 61 60 55 53 60 58
RH            46 67 80 89 63 72 86100 93 93100100 84 97100100 71 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      50      70      60      40      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC NM NM NM SC SC 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