RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

VAZ012-032000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
331 AM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date             Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26
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                 91          67          98          65          94
TEMP          68 70 85 90 91 80 69 67 67 71 86 92 92 80 71 67 66 69 85 91 87 77
DEWPT         62 66 67 63 65 67 65 63 62 67 68 64 65 65 65 64 63 67 68 66 66 67
MAX/MIN RH                   40          90          35          95          43
RH            81 87 55 41 42 65 87 87 84 87 55 40 41 60 81 90 90 93 57 44 50 71
WIND DIR       N  N NE SE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W SW  W  N  N  N  N SW SW  W NW
WIND SPD       0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  1
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     10 16  8 38 54 27 42 15 22 22 13 56 52 35 35 27 26 20 20 75 75 56
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5 10 10  6  6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40           5          30          20          60
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC                   SC SC IS IS             NM NM SC
TSTMS                  IS SC                   SC SC IS                SC SC SC
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  4 <1                        
T WIND DIR    NW  W  N  W  E SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W SW                        
T WIND SPD     3  1  0  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  5  3  4  6                        
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  1  0 10 11  2  2  2  2  2 31 26 22  3                        
MAX LVORI      4  6  3  2  2  3  5  5  5  5  1  2  2  3                        
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F                        
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None                  
STA PRES            27.42 27.36 27.35 27.34 27.34 27.29                        


Date          Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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       64      90      63      86      62      86      62      87
TEMP          66 67 84 78 65 66 81 77 65 66 80 77 64 65 81 77
DEWPT         64 67 68 68 65 66 68 66 63 66 66 65 63 65 67 66
RH            93100 59 71100100 65 69 93100 62 67 97100 63 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           30      70      40      60      30      50      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC    SC NM SC    SC NM SC    SC SC IS    SC NM
TSTMS         SC    IS SC SC    IS 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