RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

VAZ012-012000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

Date             Fri 05/01/26            Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 68          40          58          32          61
TEMP          36 40 53 64 67 56 49 44 41 42 51 55 57 50 42 35 33 36 51 57 61 54
DEWPT         31 32 28 30 31 34 38 37 36 34 31 29 28 28 27 28 27 27 27 26 27 28
MAX/MIN RH                   26          80          32          80          27
RH            82 73 38 28 26 43 66 76 82 73 46 37 33 42 55 75 78 69 39 30 27 36
WIND DIR       N  S  S  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  2  4  9 10  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  5  5  4  2
CLOUDS        OV B2 FW FW B1 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     88 81 10 20 61 94 87 71 89 89 79 85 54 44 27 10 32 23 10  6  3  7
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          20           5           0
RAIN                                      S  S  S  S                           
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  8  8  2  2  2  1  2  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NE  S  S SW  W  W NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
T WIND SPD     1  2  9 18 19 13 13 13 11 12 14 17 19 21 16  8  6 25 18 16 14  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 39147160  6  6  6  5 34 61 73 86 15  7  4  3 73106108102  3
MAX LVORI      6  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      F  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  E  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None 18700  2900  2700 11200  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.17 27.10 27.14 27.13 27.12 27.11 27.20 27.23 27.29 27.23


Date          Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       36      72      44      75      51      73      45      64
TEMP          38 42 70 63 48 49 71 65 55 54 66 63 52 48 60 54
DEWPT         30 33 38 40 40 41 42 43 45 48 52 48 47 42 38 36
RH            73 70 31 43 74 74 35 45 69 80 61 58 83 80 44 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      10       5      20      50      70      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          SC 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