RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

VAZ012-150800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/14/26      Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu
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                 56          80          57          86          57
TEMP                60 61 58 57 68 77 79 69 62 59 57 60 75 83 86 74 64 60 57 59
DEWPT               54 56 55 52 58 63 63 62 59 56 54 55 65 64 62 61 60 57 54 55
MIN/MAX RH                   91          56          93          45          91
RH                  81 84 90 83 70 62 58 78 90 90 90 84 71 53 45 64 87 90 90 87
WIND DIR            NE  E SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE  N  N  N NE NE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  0  0  0  2  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           10 47 26 31 51 32 18 25 42 24 30 45 14 21 15 10 15 13 13 14
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0  0  0 10 10 10 10 10  1  0  0
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S SW SW NW  N NE SE            
T WIND SPD           3  2 14 11  9  6  3  6  8  8  4  4  4  9  5  4            
DISPERSION          VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  7 12 21 30 14  3  4  4  2  4 15 55 33  2            
MAX LVORI            5  5  4  4  3  2  2  4  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  F  B  C  B  B  G  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.45 27.48 27.55 27.52 27.56 27.57 27.60 27.55            


Date           09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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       87      60      89      60      87      61      86      60      81
TEMP          83 74 64 62 83 75 65 62 83 73 65 63 82 73 65 61 76 69
DEWPT         61 61 56 57 65 65 61 60 65 65 61 61 66 65 62 61 67 65
RH            47 64 75 84 55 71 87 93 55 76 87 93 58 76 90100 74 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           30       5      40       0      40      10      30      20      60
RAIN SHWRS       SC       IS SC       IS SC       SC SC IS    SC NM
TSTMS            IS          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