RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

VAZ012-032000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Date             Thu 09/03/26            Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26
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                 93          66          92          65          88
TEMP          68 69 83 88 88 76 72 70 68 69 83 87 86 75 71 69 67 68 81 87 83 73
DEWPT         63 64 68 66 66 67 66 65 63 64 69 67 68 67 66 65 63 65 69 68 68 67
MAX/MIN RH                   44          86          47          92          54
RH            84 84 61 48 48 74 81 84 84 84 63 52 55 76 84 87 87 90 67 53 61 81
WIND DIR      NW  W NW  W  W  N  N  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)      8  7  7 22 22 16 22  1  1  5 11 34 35 30 23 10 15 21 29 48 48 61
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      5           5          20          10          20
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS                   IS IS SC
TSTMS                                             IS                   IS IS IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W NW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD     2  2  4  3  2  2  3  4  4  3 10 12 10  3  2  5  3  3 10 11  9  4
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 26 27 15  1  2  2  2  3 56 87 62  2  1  3  2  3 40 68 39  2
MAX LVORI      5  5  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  6  1  1  1  4  5  6  7  6  1  1  1  5
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.37 27.31 27.32 27.32 27.34 27.27 27.26 27.26 27.27 27.24


Date          Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
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       61      82      56      79      55      84      58      86
TEMP          66 62 77 69 61 59 75 69 60 58 80 73 62 60 81 74
DEWPT         65 62 66 63 59 58 63 61 57 56 62 62 58 58 64 63
RH            97100 69 81 93 96 66 76 90 93 54 68 87 93 56 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR           40      60      20      10       5      10       0      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS SC NM IS                               IS
TSTMS         IS    IS 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