RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

VAZ012-280800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

Date           10/27/26      Wed 10/28/26            Thu 10/29/26            Fri
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                 47          63          43          73          42
TEMP          68 55 51 50 48 47 55 63 63 53 49 47 45 44 58 69 72 58 49 47 45 43
DEWPT         43 42 42 43 42 42 46 47 47 48 47 47 45 44 52 47 44 47 44 43 42 41
MIN/MAX RH                   81          55         100          36          97
RH            40 61 71 77 80 83 72 56 56 83 93100100100 80 45 37 67 83 86 89 93
WIND DIR      SE SE  E SE SE  N SE SE SE SE SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  1  0  1  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS        FW CL SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     15  2 28 32 65 88 92 70 71 55 45 61 63 36 14  3  2  1  2  2  4  9
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  5 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SW  W NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD     8  6  9  8  8  6  8  8  8  6  5  6  4  4  4  4  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           23  3  4  4  4  7 12 24 19  3  3  3  2  4  6 20 18  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  5  6  9  9  9  4  2  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  A  A  B  A  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None 22200 19300 16700  None 14200  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.55 27.55 27.57 27.53 27.54 27.52 27.51 27.46            


Date           10/30Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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       75      46      68      46      64      49      68      50      69
TEMP          71 60 50 47 63 56 49 47 59 55 52 51 63 57 53 51 64 57
DEWPT         49 50 47 46 47 48 46 46 50 52 52 51 57 55 53 51 56 54
RH            46 69 89 96 56 74 89 96 72 90100100 81 93100100 75 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      10      50      60      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC NM NM SC IS IS IS SC SC

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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