RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

VAZ012-080800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026

Date           07/07/26      Wed 07/08/26            Thu 07/09/26            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                 62          85          62          83          62
TEMP          79 74 67 65 64 66 76 80 80 74 67 65 64 65 75 78 81 74 66 64 63 65
DEWPT         69 68 66 65 64 66 70 69 69 67 65 65 64 65 69 68 68 66 65 64 63 65
MIN/MAX RH                  100          64         100          63         100
RH            72 82 97100100100 82 69 69 79 93100100100 82 71 65 76 97100100100
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N NW  W  W  W  W  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  2  3  3  4
CLOUDS        B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     67 21 12 27 35 46 51 61 67 38 67 66 39 57 53 87 87 29 26 26 42 54
VSBY          10 10 10  9  8  9 10 10 10 10  9  6  6  8 10 10 10 10 10  8  6 10
POP 12HR                     10          60          50          80          20
RAIN SHWRS    SC                   SC SC IS SC SC    SC SC  O  O IS IS       SC
TSTMS         SC                   SC SC IS IS          IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S SW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     5  9  4  3  3  4  6  3  4  1  2  4  3  8 12 16 12  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           30  4  2  2  2  5 29 17 19  1  1  2  2 10 53 83 55  4            
MAX LVORI      3  5  8 10 10  9  4  3  3  4  8  9 10  7  3  3  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        2500  None  None  None  2900  None  None   600  2500  None      
STA PRES      27.27 27.30 27.32 27.33 27.29 27.27 27.26 27.28 27.25            


Date           07/10Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26
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       84      63      79      61      79      59      82      58      86
TEMP          79 73 65 64 74 72 63 64 75 71 63 63 77 74 62 63 81 76
DEWPT         67 66 65 64 69 66 63 64 67 65 62 63 65 64 61 62 63 64
RH            67 79100100 84 81100100 76 81 97100 67 71 97 97 54 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR           70      50      80      40      70      30      40      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC SC  O  O SC SC NM NM SC IS SC SC            
TSTMS         IS SC SC IS SC SC SC 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