RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun May 10 2026

VAZ012-110800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Sun May 10 2026

Date           05/10/26      Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            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                 51          61          37          72          45
TEMP                59 53 52 52 55 57 60 56 47 43 40 45 60 67 70 63 52 48 46 50
DEWPT               49 49 50 50 49 47 42 37 35 33 33 36 36 36 36 40 40 39 38 41
MIN/MAX RH                   93          47          86          28          74
RH                  69 86 93 93 80 69 51 49 63 67 76 70 41 32 29 43 63 71 73 71
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD             4  2  3  4  6  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  1  1  1  2  2  2
CLOUDS              B1 B1 OV OV OV OV SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW B1
CLOUDS(%)           67 66 93100100 97 46  9  3  1  3  4  2 12 11  9  5  9 22 59
VSBY                10  8  7  6  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          90           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                SC  O  O SC                                        SC
TSTMS                              IS                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NE  N  N NE  N NW NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD           2  2  2  2  8 10  6  3  3  3  3  1  8  4  6  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  3 16 26 41  2  2  2  2  2 50 34 53  4            
MAX LVORI            3  6  7  9  4  3  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  D  D  D  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              3600  1400   100  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.27 27.28 27.33 27.33 27.37 27.39 27.41 27.36            


Date           05/13Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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       71      43      64      39      73      50      82      55      85
TEMP          65 62 49 45 59 56 43 44 68 64 52 54 76 72 59 58 80 75
DEWPT         48 48 44 41 37 37 37 37 38 42 42 44 49 52 50 51 52 53
RH            54 60 83 86 44 49 79 76 33 45 69 69 39 49 72 77 38 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR           60      20       0       0       0      10      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM IS                                           IS
TSTMS            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