RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

VAZ012-030900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EST Mon Feb 2 2026

Date           02/01/26      Mon 02/02/26            Tue 02/03/26            Wed
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                  3          32          18          42          30
TEMP                       3  3 18 30 31 23 20 20 19 21 32 39 42 37 35 34 32 30
DEWPT                     -1 -2  6 10 14 14 14 17 18 19 24 28 30 31 31 32 30 28
MIN/MAX RH                   82          41          96          62          93
RH                        83 79 59 42 49 68 77 88 96 92 72 64 62 79 85 92 92 92
WIND DIR                  NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                    CL FW CL SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                  4 10  5 50 53 42 45 61 70 59 75 89 86 89 86 81 82 84
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  4  2  2  5  5 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          40          80
RAIN                                                        C  C  D  D  C      
SNOW                                                        C  C  D  D  S  C   
MIX HGT                   <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SE  S  W NW  N
T WIND SPD                 8  5  9 11 14 13 11  6 12 11 12 11  9  6  5  6  8  6
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        4  6 10 27 37  6  5  3  6  9 21 22 13  3  3  3  4  9
MAX LVORI                  5  4  2  2  1  3  4  5  7  6  3  2  2  4  6  6  6  5
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C
CEILING                          None  None  None   800   900  1200   700   700
STA PRES                        27.32 27.28 27.31 27.31 27.31 27.21 27.16 27.15


Date           02/04Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       39      15      31      16      38      15      28      12      35
TEMP          37 29 21 15 28 23 18 22 36 34 25 16 25 21 15 12 32 27
DEWPT         28 23 15 10 12 12 12 14 23 25 19 12  7  5  7  5 11 12
RH            70 78 77 80 50 62 77 71 59 69 78 84 46 49 70 73 41 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20       5       5      30      40       5       5      10
RAIN              S                                                
SNOW              S  S                 S  C  C  S                  

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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