RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Date           07/24/26      Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26            Mon
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                 60          79          56          82          58
TEMP                63 62 61 63 69 74 78 72 62 60 58 60 72 77 81 74 64 61 59 63
DEWPT               63 62 61 63 67 64 63 63 61 59 58 60 63 63 64 64 62 60 59 63
MIN/MAX RH                  100          61         100          57         100
RH                 100100100100 93 71 60 73 97 96100100 73 62 56 71 93 97100100
WIND DIR            SE SE  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  0  0  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           85 80 82 75 68 45 54 35 34 14 15 15 25 38 38 17 19 24 34 48
VSBY                 5  1  1  1 10 10 10 10 10  7  5  8  7  7  7  7 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     40          20           5          20          10
RAIN                 C  C  S                                                   
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS               
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
Obvis               PF PF  F  F                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE  S NW  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           5  5  3  3  5  5  9  6  4  3  3  3 11  8  8  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  2  4 16 28 46  3  2  2  2  3 51 41 43  4            
MAX LVORI            9  9 10  9  5  3  1  3  8  8 10  9  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  A  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING               200   100   200  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.35 27.32 27.33 27.28 27.28 27.26 27.24 27.20            


Date           07/27Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26
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       86      64      85      62      83      58      84      59      85
TEMP          81 76 66 66 80 75 66 65 78 74 62 61 79 75 62 63 80 76
DEWPT         65 67 64 66 69 68 65 65 64 63 60 61 62 62 59 61 63 64
RH            58 74 93100 69 79 97100 62 69 93100 56 64 90 93 56 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      70      50      20      10      20       5      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS    SC SC NM SC       IS          IS          IS
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