RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

VAZ012-060800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1001 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

Date           07/05/26      Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            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                 65          83          63          85          61
TEMP                68 66 65 68 77 83 80 75 69 66 64 66 76 79 83 76 67 64 62 65
DEWPT               65 64 64 66 67 65 67 68 66 65 64 66 69 68 68 67 65 64 62 65
MIN/MAX RH                   97          55         100          61         100
RH                  90 93 97 93 71 55 65 79 90 97100100 79 69 61 74 93100100100
WIND DIR             N  N  W  N  W  W  W  W  N  N  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             0  0  1  0  1  2  2  1  0  0  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           38 43 50 63 28 67 65 53 68 57 49 53 53 80 80 43 43 42 53 49
VSBY                10  7  5  7 10 10 10 10  9  1  2  6 10 10 10 10  8  1  1  2
POP 12HR                     10          50          30          70          20
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC          SC SC NM NM IS IS       IS
TSTMS                              SC SC SC             IS SC SC IS            
Obvis                     PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           3  2  2  2  5  8  9  8  2  3  3  8 12 13 13 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  2 24 46 40  4  1  2  2  9 46 71 60  5            
MAX LVORI            7 10 10  9  3  1  1  4  7  8 10  8  3  3  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  F  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  2500  None  None  None  2200  None      
STA PRES                  27.23 27.25 27.22 27.24 27.24 27.27 27.28            


Date           07/08Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       86      61      85      63      85      63      81      60      83
TEMP          80 76 65 64 80 76 64 65 78 75 65 66 75 73 63 63 78 74
DEWPT         66 65 62 64 64 64 63 65 66 66 64 66 67 65 63 63 64 63
RH            62 69 90100 58 66 97100 67 74 97100 76 76100100 62 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      10      30      10      60      70      70      40      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC          SC          NM NM SC SC NM SC IS SC SC
TSTMS         IS SC          SC          SC SC    IS SC IS       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