RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

VAZ012-120800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
702 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date           03/11/26      Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26            Sat
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                 37          41          24          58          36
TEMP             71 65 60 49 40 36 38 41 37 31 28 26 26 45 56 58 52 46 43 40 36
DEWPT            53 56 56 43 35 27 22 17 16 16 17 17 16 20 23 26 28 30 31 31 30
MIN/MAX RH                   86          37          69          26          79
RH               53 73 87 80 82 69 52 37 42 53 63 68 65 36 27 29 39 53 62 70 79
WIND DIR          W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD         14 11 11 13 16 18 17 17 11  6  1  2  3  6  8  8  6  5  4  3  2
WIND GUST                                               17 20 20               
CLOUDS           B1 B1 OV OV OV OV SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        63 65 90 92 95 93 45 10 10  4 19 18  7 14 30 22  5  5 11 29 40
VSBY             10 10 10  5  3  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90          80           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          IS  O  O  O IS                                             
SNOWSHWRS                       IS                                             
MIX HGT           2  2  2  2  2  2  5  6  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4  2            
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD       10 13 16 19 25 27 27 29 10  8  3  3  6 13 21 23  9            
DISPERSION       GD FR FR FR             FR PR VP VP             PR PR VP VP   
ADI               7  9 11 22 47 58153190  5  4  2  2  8 47122116  4            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         E  E  E  D  D  D  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              9400  1000   700  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.06 27.11 27.22 27.26 27.33 27.31 27.28 27.18            


Date           03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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      39      65      40      56      19      37      19      47
TEMP          60 54 43 40 63 59 52 49 47 37 24 19 36 29 22 21 45 38
DEWPT         29 35 35 36 44 46 49 44 29 17 12  7  5  5  8  9 15 20
RH            31 48 73 85 50 62 89 83 49 44 60 59 27 35 54 59 29 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      20      70      70      20      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM SC                        
SNOWSHWRS                                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