RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025

VAZ012-310900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 PM EST Tue Dec 30 2025

Date           12/30/25      Wed 12/31/25            Thu 01/01/26            Fri
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                 17          39          27          38          24
TEMP                20 20 20 21 30 38 38 31 30 30 29 28 33 37 36 29 27 27 27 29
DEWPT                8  8  8  9 12 14 15 18 19 22 23 21 21 18 17 19 21 23 24 25
MIN/MAX RH                   61          35          79          43          90
RH                  59 59 59 59 46 37 38 58 63 72 78 75 61 46 45 66 78 85 88 85
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  6  8  9  9  9  9 10 12 12  9  9  8  6  5  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST           19 17 19 21 24 23 20 21 25 25 21 21 20 18                  
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)           12 43 48 26 29 23 15 16 21 34 68 73 58 46 43 35 34 43 64 72
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0          30           5           0
SNOW                                         S  C  C                           
MIX HGT              1  1  1  1  2  3  3 <1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD          25 23 25 19 19 24 24 14 19 21 27 33 34 23 12  5            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             FR FR FR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 11 10 11 32 47 73 75  7  9 24 31 68 81 70 38  3            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  D  D  D  D  C  C  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  1100  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.12 27.08 27.06 27.00 26.98 26.98 27.06 27.09            


Date           01/02Sat 01/03/26Sun 01/04/26Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26
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       49      32      49      25      50      30      52      31      48
TEMP          49 40 37 32 48 35 29 26 50 37 33 33 51 40 36 32 46 34
DEWPT         29 30 32 29 26 26 23 19 23 25 27 27 29 29 29 26 23 23
RH            46 67 82 88 42 69 78 74 34 61 78 78 42 64 75 78 40 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR            0      20      20       5       0       5       5      20      10
RAIN                    S  S                                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