RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

VAZ012-102000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Sep 10 2026

Date             Thu 09/10/26            Fri 09/11/26            Sat 09/12/26
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                 84          61          85          61          83
TEMP                   80 80 70 67 65 63 63 75 79 79 70 65 64 62 63 73 80 75 69
DEWPT                  66 66 65 63 61 61 62 68 68 68 67 65 64 62 63 70 70 70 68
MAX/MIN RH                   56         100          61         100          71
RH                     62 62 84 87 87 93 97 79 69 69 90100100100100 90 72 84 97
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  E  N  E SE SE SE  S  S  N
WIND SPD                3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  0
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC B1 SC B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)              60 60 52 34 56 70 41 57 49 73 43 56 59 73 77 69 92 92 80
VSBY                    7  7 10 10 10 10  1 10  7  6  7  7 10 10  6  6  3  3  7
POP 12HR                     30          10          70          20          90
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS                   IS NM IS IS       SC SC  O  O SC
TSTMS                  IS                      IS SC IS             IS SC SC IS
Obvis                                    PF                                    
MIX HGT                 4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SE SE  E  E  E  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD             12 14  2  2  4  3  2  3  5  1  2  4  5  2  2  4  5  6  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    62 62  1  1  2  2  2 10 29  3  1  2  3  1  2 11 19 17  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  5  6  6  7  6  4  3  3  7  9  9 10 10  5  3  4  9
STABILITY               B  B  F  G  G  F  B  C  A  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    1700  None  None  None  1700  None   100   200  1700
STA PRES                  27.27 27.26 27.28 27.32 27.27 27.31 27.32 27.35 27.31


Date          Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26
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       61      84      58      82      58      83      60      84
TEMP          65 63 78 72 62 60 80 71 61 61 80 72 64 62 81 72
DEWPT         65 63 68 66 62 60 65 64 61 60 66 65 61 61 68 67
RH           100100 71 81100100 60 79100 97 62 79 90 97 65 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW B1 FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR           30      30       5      30       5      30       5      50
RAIN SHWRS    SC       SC          SC       IS SC       IS SC
TSTMS         IS       SC                      IS          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