RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

VAZ012-080800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
431 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

Date           10/07/26      Thu 10/08/26            Fri 10/09/26            Sat
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                 52          76          46          74          49
TEMP          71 61 57 56 55 54 66 71 70 59 54 51 48 46 65 71 73 62 56 54 51 50
DEWPT         52 55 53 52 51 51 54 53 47 47 45 43 41 41 49 49 51 50 47 45 46 45
MIN/MAX RH                   91          44          81          44          85
RH            51 81 86 86 86 90 65 53 44 64 71 74 77 83 56 46 46 65 72 71 83 83
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  N  N NE  E SE  N SE SE SE
WIND SPD       8  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS        CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)      4  6  8  4 16  1  3 13  4  4 10 29 42 34 24 39 45 51 58 59 63 72
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  N  N NE  E            
T WIND SPD    11  5  6  5  6  8 17 20 16  6  4  4  3  2  6  8  3  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           47  3  3  3  3  8 54103 75  3  2  2  2  2 19 39 14  1            
MAX LVORI      1  4  6  6  6  5  1  1  1  3  3  4  4  5  2  1  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 25300      
STA PRES            27.23 27.23 27.28 27.30 27.36 27.41 27.48 27.47            


Date           10/10Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26
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      52      67      55      70      53      72      42      67
TEMP          69 62 57 55 64 63 58 56 66 62 56 54 69 60 48 42 60 53
DEWPT         52 52 54 55 64 62 58 56 63 60 56 54 61 56 48 42 50 48
RH            55 70 90100100 97100100 90 93100100 76 87100100 69 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      90      80      40      10       5      20      20      10
RAIN              C  D  D  D  D  C                                 
RAIN SHWRS                                           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