RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VAZ012-240800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Date           10/22/26      Fri 10/23/26            Sat 10/24/26            Sun
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                 39          61          34          62          32
TEMP                      41 39 53 60 60 47 43 40 38 35 47 55 57 47 43 38 35 33
DEWPT                     30 29 37 36 38 39 39 38 37 35 42 41 40 38 38 36 33 31
MIN/MAX RH                   79          40         100          45          94
RH                        65 67 54 41 44 74 86 92 96100 83 59 53 71 82 92 92 92
WIND DIR                  NE  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E SE  E  N  N
WIND SPD                   1  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  2  1  1  0  0
CLOUDS                    FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                  8  7  2  3  3  5 10 16 42 62 47  7  3  1  2  1  8 14
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD                 6  6  6  5  6  8  9  9  8  6  6  5  5  8  8  8  5  4
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  7 16 25 31  4  4  4  4  5 16 20 21  4  4  4  3  4
MAX LVORI                  3  3  2  2  1  3  5  6  8  9  3  2  2  3  5  6  6  6
STABILITY                  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  C  B  A  A  G  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.45 27.50 27.50 27.58 27.61 27.65 27.62 27.67 27.68


Date           10/25Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26
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       62      33      69      35      70      38      66      37      69
TEMP          59 50 39 34 65 53 42 38 66 55 45 40 62 52 44 40 65 54
DEWPT         38 40 37 32 32 37 37 34 38 43 42 40 41 43 41 40 42 46
RH            45 68 92 92 29 54 82 85 36 64 89100 46 71 89100 43 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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