RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

VAZ012-110800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

Date           09/10/26      Fri 09/11/26            Sat 09/12/26            Sun
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                 61          84          60          79          61
TEMP                67 65 63 63 75 79 78 69 65 64 63 63 74 78 74 69 66 65 63 63
DEWPT               66 64 62 63 68 69 69 68 65 64 63 63 69 69 70 67 65 65 63 63
MIN/MAX RH                  100          64         100          73         100
RH                  97 97 97100 79 72 74 97100100100100 84 74 87 93 97100100100
WIND DIR             W  W NW  W  W  W NW  N  N SE SE SE SE  S  S  N  N  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  2  2  1  2  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  2  1  0  0  1  1  2
CLOUDS              SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           50 71 59 68 59 69 67 74 58 50 77 76 63 90 90 78 75 57 64 45
VSBY                10  7  6  6 10  9  9 10 10  9  8  7  7  3  3  6  6 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          50          20          80          50
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC          IS SC SC  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS                              SC SC                IS SC SC SC            
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SE SE SE SE  S SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           5  4  4  3  8 11  8  4  2  1  1  1  8 11  9  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  2  3 23 43 22  2  1  1  1  1 19 41 24  2            
MAX LVORI            9  9  9  9  3  3  3  6 10 10 10 10  4  3  4  8            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  2700  None  2500  None   100   100  1200   100      
STA PRES            27.28 27.28 27.31 27.27 27.29 27.30 27.33 27.29            


Date           09/13Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26
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       82      59      83      57      81      58      85      60      84
TEMP          78 72 62 61 78 70 61 59 77 69 60 60 81 72 63 62 80 71
DEWPT         69 67 62 61 64 63 59 58 65 64 60 59 67 66 62 62 68 67
RH            74 84100100 62 78 93 96 67 84100 96 63 81 97100 67 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B1
POP 12HR           40       5       5       0      20       5      30      10      50
RAIN SHWRS       SC                      IS       IS SC       SC SC
TSTMS            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