RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

VAZ012-130800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
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                 51          80          56          83          59
TEMP          68 61 54 54 53 53 68 76 76 64 60 59 57 56 71 79 81 70 63 61 60 59
DEWPT         54 56 53 54 53 53 62 61 62 61 58 57 55 55 64 65 65 63 61 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH                  100          55         100          56         100
RH            61 84 96100100100 81 60 62 90 93 93 93 96 79 62 58 78 93 93 96100
WIND DIR      NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       9  1  2  3  3  3  2  3  2  2  3  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1
WIND GUST     19                                                               
CLOUDS        SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     40 43  8 11 19  8 11  6  4  1  2  3  3  2  6 16 16 22 28 38 36 47
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    11  4  5  5  6  5  6 16 14  8  8  8  6  6 17 14 12  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           24  2  3  3  3  6 12 70 56  4  4  4  3  7 46 61 43  4            
MAX LVORI      2  5  8  8  9  8  4  1  1  6  6  6  6  6  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY      C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.27 27.30 27.30 27.32 27.29 27.32 27.32 27.36 27.32            


Date           10/15Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26
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       81      60      76      38      56      28      62      34      67
TEMP          79 68 62 61 70 55 45 38 51 40 34 30 55 48 38 36 60 53
DEWPT         68 66 62 61 63 51 39 34 34 33 31 27 38 40 34 31 45 47
RH            69 93100100 78 86 79 85 52 76 89 88 53 74 85 82 58 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           60      20      40      20       5       0       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM IS    SC SC IS                                 
TSTMS         IS IS 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