RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
256 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

VAZ012-310800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
256 PM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

Date           08/30/26      Mon 08/31/26            Tue 09/01/26            Wed
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                 63          85          65          87          67
TEMP          82 73 68 65 64 65 79 83 83 76 70 68 65 67 81 86 86 78 72 69 68 69
DEWPT         66 65 64 63 61 62 66 65 65 65 64 63 62 63 67 66 66 66 65 64 62 64
MIN/MAX RH                   92          53          88          50          85
RH            58 76 87 93 90 90 64 55 55 69 81 84 90 87 63 51 51 67 79 84 81 84
WIND DIR      SW  W  N  N  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  W  W NW NW  W  N  N  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)     25 15 24 28 28 22 27 49 43 14 10 24 28 32 16 26 24 15 12  5  3 10
VSBY          10 10 10  7  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S SW  W  W NW NW NW  W SW  W  W  W NW NW  W NW            
T WIND SPD     3  3  3  2  2  2  8 10  8  2  3  3  4  4 17 11 12  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           18  2  2  1  1  2 41 70 43  1  2  2  2  4 86 81 80  3            
MAX LVORI      2  4  6  7  7  6  1  1  1  3  5  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      27.40 27.41 27.41 27.44 27.39 27.38 27.38 27.38 27.35            


Date           09/02Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
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       88      68      93      66      90      62      86      58      82
TEMP          87 78 69 69 88 78 69 66 83 76 65 63 81 73 62 60 78 70
DEWPT         65 66 64 64 67 67 66 65 67 66 63 63 65 63 61 60 63 61
RH            48 67 84 84 50 69 90 97 59 71 93100 58 71 97100 60 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5      30      20      40      20      40      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC SC    IS SC
TSTMS                        SC       IS SC IS       SC          IS

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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