RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

VAZ012-010800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

Date           08/31/26      Tue 09/01/26            Wed 09/02/26            Thu
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                 65          88          66          89          68
TEMP          85 75 69 67 65 68 81 85 86 78 72 69 67 69 83 88 87 79 72 70 69 70
DEWPT         65 65 64 63 61 63 67 65 65 66 65 64 63 65 67 66 66 67 66 65 64 65
MIN/MAX RH                   88          49          88          47          87
RH            51 71 84 87 87 84 63 51 50 67 79 84 87 87 59 48 50 67 81 84 84 84
WIND DIR       W  N  N  N  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  W  W NW NW  W  W  N  N  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS        SC FW SC CL CL FW FW SC FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)     33 23 30  3  5 13 19 36 12  3 13  5  7 17 11 19 19 16 16  2  3  4
VSBY          10 10 10  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           5
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD     8  2  1  3  2  2 11  9  5  3  3  3  3  2  9  8  5  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           41  1  1  2  1  2 61 61 37  2  2  2  2  2 51 60 37  1            
MAX LVORI      1  3  6  5  6  5  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.39 27.40 27.40 27.43 27.37 27.38 27.39 27.42 27.36            


Date           09/03Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26
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       89      68      91      65      86      58      80      53      80
TEMP          88 78 69 69 85 77 67 65 81 73 62 59 75 68 58 55 75 68
DEWPT         66 67 65 65 68 67 65 65 65 63 61 59 62 59 56 55 58 56
RH            48 69 87 87 57 71 93100 58 71 97100 64 73 93100 55 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      20      30      20      40      20      30      20      10
RAIN SHWRS          IS    IS SC IS IS IS SC IS    SC SC IS         
TSTMS               IS    IS SC 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