RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

VAZ012-052000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
631 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date             Sat 09/05/26            Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26
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                 90          62          81          57          78
TEMP             68 80 86 84 73 67 66 63 63 72 76 75 67 63 61 59 57 67 74 76 69
DEWPT            64 65 63 65 67 66 65 63 63 68 67 67 65 63 60 58 57 62 62 62 60
MAX/MIN RH                   43         100          67         100          62
RH               87 60 46 53 81 97 97100100 87 74 76 93100 97 96100 84 66 62 73
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2
CLOUDS           SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        35 59 51 59 73 63 36 37 62 73 59 76 74 73 69 63 64 63 54 38 24
VSBY              9 10 10 10 10 10  6  2  4 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          30          70          30           5
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS IS       IS IS SC NM SC SC                     
TSTMS                  SC SC IS IS             SC SC                           
MIX HGT          <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1  1 <1  1  2  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR       NW NE NW NW NW NW NW NE  E SE SE  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E
T WIND SPD        5  9 17 18  5  5  3  1  4  5  1  2  6 10 12  9 10 11 10  8  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               6 39107 76  3  3  2  1  5 16  4  7  3  5  6  4 20 43 55 43  3
MAX LVORI         5  1  1  1  5  8 10 10  9  4  3  3  6  9  6  7  5  4  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  A  G
CEILING              None  4300  None  None   600  1100   100   100   200  None
STA PRES            27.23 27.19 27.19 27.18 27.24 27.21 27.28 27.33 27.39 27.40


Date          Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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       53      82      55      87      61      87      59      83
TEMP          57 56 78 71 60 57 82 74 65 63 82 74 64 61 78 70
DEWPT         56 55 61 60 56 55 62 62 59 59 65 63 61 59 60 60
RH            96 96 56 68 87 93 51 66 81 87 56 69 90 93 54 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS                                          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