RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

VAZ012-142000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

Date             Wed 10/14/26            Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26
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                 81          61          78          59          77
TEMP                69 77 79 72 68 66 64 62 71 76 77 68 63 62 61 61 71 75 66 52
DEWPT               62 65 65 64 63 62 61 61 65 66 67 65 63 61 59 59 62 60 57 49
MAX/MIN RH                   61          98          69          98          59
RH                  78 67 62 76 84 87 90 97 81 71 71 90100 97 93 93 73 60 73 89
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             4  4  4  2  3  3  3  2  1  3  3  2  2  2  4  5  5  5  8 16
WIND GUST                                                        16    16      
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            1  4  4 13 48 63 45 57 61 64 64 27 20 15 11 10 11 65 65 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          30           5          50
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC                   SC SC SC
TSTMS                                             SC                           
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3  2
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD          13 11 10  5  5  5  5  5 10 10 11  8  5  5  6  8 23 27 24 23
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             GD
ADI                 27 48 33  3  3  3  3  4 19 35 33  4  3  3  3  9 80157 61 26
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  5  6  6  7  4  3  3  6  9  6  6  6  3  1  3  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  3600  None  None  None  None  None 15900
STA PRES            27.35 27.33 27.33 27.32 27.34 27.30 27.29 27.23 27.19 27.11


Date          Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26
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       37      54      30      59      32      62      40      66
TEMP          44 38 50 42 34 31 55 46 37 34 60 52 46 42 63 55
DEWPT         39 35 33 32 29 27 36 37 32 31 43 47 44 42 51 50
RH            82 89 52 67 82 85 49 71 82 89 53 83 93100 65 83
WIND SPD          15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30       0       0       0       0       0       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                             

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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