RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

VAZ012-082000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date             Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26
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                 69          43          73          47          78
TEMP          36 41 57 64 67 60 49 46 43 48 62 68 69 63 54 50 47 52 67 73 76 68
DEWPT         29 29 28 29 29 33 35 37 38 42 45 45 46 47 48 47 45 48 48 46 46 49
MAX/MIN RH                   23          83          39          93          34
RH            75 62 33 27 24 36 58 71 82 80 54 43 44 56 80 89 93 86 50 38 34 51
WIND DIR      NW NW  W  W  W  W  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  1  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  5  6  5  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  1
WIND GUST                                      17                              
CLOUDS        FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     23  2  1  5  3 11  5 13 34 69 40 47 35 18 25 28 35 35  9 35 35 42
VSBY           1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7   
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NW  W NW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W SW SW  W SW
T WIND SPD     3  2  9  8 10  6  8  6  5 17 25 24 20  5  5  5  3  3  9 10 12  3
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  2 47 60 74  3  4  3  3 18144147128  3  3  3  2  3 51 87 91  2
MAX LVORI      4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  3  1  1  1  3  4  6  7  6  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.23 27.15 27.14 27.09 27.10 27.10 27.18 27.20 27.22 27.18


Date          Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       49      64      35      66      44      66      44      66
TEMP          55 50 59 55 40 40 61 58 46 48 63 59 48 47 64 61
DEWPT         49 48 43 35 33 32 31 35 36 40 46 46 44 43 42 42
RH            80 93 55 47 76 73 32 42 68 74 54 62 86 86 45 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           40      50       0       0      20      70      30      10
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS                IS NM NM SC         
TSTMS               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