RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1032 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

VAZ012-080900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1032 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date           03/07/26      Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 56          66          46          70          48
TEMP                   60 57 57 62 64 63 55 51 49 47 47 60 68 69 61 52 51 49 49
DEWPT                  55 55 53 55 52 49 46 45 45 45 44 47 43 40 42 42 42 43 44
MIN/MAX RH                   90          59          91          35          85
RH                     84 93 86 78 65 60 72 80 86 93 89 62 40 35 49 69 71 80 83
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD                3  4  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              75 82 85 88 91 61 48 22 30 37 28 19 13 13  5  8 22 29 38
VSBY                   10  6  5  7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          70           5          10          10
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM NM NM SC IS                                     IS
TSTMS                  IS                                                      
MIX HGT                 1  2  2  2  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD             10 19  9 20 23 21  8  3  3  3  5  6  9 11  5            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     5 13 17 44 58 90  4  2  2  2  6 24 55 67  3            
MAX LVORI               5  5  4  3  1  1  3  5  6  7  5  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY               F  E  D  D  D  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                     800   300  1700  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.18 27.20 27.22 27.29 27.31 27.33 27.29            


Date           03/10Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       74      54      79      39      55      26      54      37      61
TEMP          73 66 56 56 78 69 61 42 43 37 31 27 52 48 41 38 59 52
DEWPT         52 53 52 52 54 53 51 40 24 18 18 17 22 28 30 30 33 34
RH            48 63 86 86 43 57 70 93 47 46 58 65 31 46 65 73 37 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      10      20      80      60      20      20      20      10
RAIN                                   L  C  S        S  S  S      
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC          IS SC  O                              
SNOW                                         S                     

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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