RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

VAZ012-110800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
931 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

Date           10/10/26      Sun 10/11/26            Mon 10/12/26            Tue
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                 52          66          56          65          50
TEMP                56 57 58 59 62 65 62 59 59 58 58 57 61 67 70 62 56 54 52 51
DEWPT               56 57 57 58 64 60 57 57 58 58 58 57 61 61 60 58 55 53 52 51
MIN/MAX RH                  100          76         100          69         100
RH                 100100 96 96107 84 84 93 96100100100100 81 71 87 96 96100100
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E SE  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            10  9  8  5  3  3  2  3  4  6  8  8  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  3
WIND GUST           23 21 18                14 17 19                           
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           96 92 92 98 78 82 70 66 70 68 56 66 78 61 37 21 16 17 15 11
VSBY                 3  2  3  1  3  5  4  8  5  3  3  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     90          90          60          20           0
RAIN SHWRS           O  O  O  O SC IS       NM SC IS IS IS                     
TSTMS                  IS IS IS IS IS                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD          13 13 12 12 17 17 24 10 21 21 25 20 24 24 19  5            
DISPERSION          FR PR PR             VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 12 12 11 14 29 46 58  5 15 15 23 29 48 79 66  3            
MAX LVORI            5  5  7  5  4  4  3  7  5  5  5  4  4  3  1  6            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  C  C  C  F  E  E  D  D  D  B  B  G            
CEILING                     500   700  1000   700   300   100  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.16 27.12 27.12 27.15 27.20 27.29 27.27            


Date           10/13Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
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       80      57      81      56      77      53      73      45      61
TEMP          76 67 59 58 76 67 58 57 73 64 56 53 68 60 51 45 57 49
DEWPT         61 60 57 56 65 63 58 56 62 60 55 53 58 55 48 42 45 41
RH            60 78 93 93 69 87100 96 68 87 96100 70 84 89 89 64 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      10      20      20      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                            IS IS IS IS SC SC IS    IS 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