RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

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

VAZ012-072100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
703 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

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

MAX/MIN TEMP                 77          56          66          48          70
TEMP                70 76 75 65 61 59 58 58 61 63 64 57 53 50 49 50 61 68 70 62
DEWPT               57 55 53 55 54 55 55 54 55 53 50 49 48 48 47 46 49 45 43 45
MAX/MIN RH                   45          91          61          94          38
RH                  63 48 46 70 78 87 90 86 81 70 60 75 83 93 93 86 65 43 38 54
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD             3  5  5  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  2  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  2
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           16 45 63 69 80 91 92 84 91 90 63 41 28 30 24 27 20 38 38 16
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  6  6  7  8 10 10 10 10 10  8            
POP 12HR                     40          80          70          10          20
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC                   IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS SC    IS       IS IS IS                              
MIX HGT              2  5  5  1 <1  1  2  2  2  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          10 23 24  9 10  9 13  3 16 16 16  9  6  6  4  4  8  9 11  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 31139 75  4  7  6  9  6 32 30 61  4  3  3  2  5 31 53 65  3
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  5  5  3  3  1  3  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  D  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  C  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  3300  3800     0     0  1200  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.39 27.28 27.23 27.20 27.23 27.21 27.25 27.26 27.30 27.27


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

MIN/MAX TEMP       51      75      56      77      40      53      29      57
TEMP          52 52 73 66 57 57 75 69 59 42 44 39 32 30 53 50
DEWPT         47 47 53 54 53 54 54 54 50 38 23 20 20 20 25 29
RH            83 83 49 65 86 90 48 59 72 86 43 46 61 66 33 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      50      20      50      90      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC SC IS    IS SC  O  O SC IS    IS    IS
TSTMS                     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