RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026

VAZ012-010900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
702 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026

Date           02/28/26      Sun 03/01/26            Mon 03/02/26            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                 42          58          33          40          33
TEMP                52 49 47 43 50 55 57 48 44 40 38 33 36 38 39 37 36 35 35 34
DEWPT               34 37 38 39 42 42 37 35 32 30 29 29 28 29 29 29 29 29 31 34
MIN/MAX RH                   86          47          84          65         100
RH                  50 63 71 86 74 61 47 60 62 67 70 85 72 70 67 72 75 78 85100
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             2  4  4  5  9  9  8  6  3  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  3
CLOUDS              FW SC CL FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           11 42  0 10 31 60 45 59 74 88 87 85 91 96 97 97 97 96 94 91
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  5  2  3  8  3  2  7  7
POP 12HR                      5          20          10          40          40
RAIN                                                  C     C  C  C  C  S  S  C
RAIN SHWRS                      IS                                             
SNOW                                                  C  C  C                  
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  E SE SE SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD           3  6  9  6 14 17 16  8  3  5  9 11 16 10 11 14            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  5  4  7 38 49 54  5  2  3  4 15 25 20 21 10            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  5  3  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3            
STABILITY            G  E  F  B  C  D  B  E  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1000   300   800   600   300      
STA PRES            27.27 27.27 27.34 27.41 27.49 27.49 27.56 27.53            


Date           03/03Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
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       57      41      67      46      72      50      74      53      74
TEMP          52 51 46 42 65 58 49 47 71 60 54 51 72 65 57 54 74 63
DEWPT         40 42 40 41 47 47 45 44 49 50 48 47 51 52 52 51 52 53
RH            63 71 79 96 52 67 86 89 46 69 80 86 48 63 83 90 46 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      20       5      10      30      20      40      20      50
RAIN           C  S  S                                             
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC IS IS IS SC IS    IS 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