RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

VAZ012-242000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
931 AM EDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Date             Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun 07/26/26
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          59          76          57          82
TEMP                64 69 69 66 63 62 61 62 69 73 76 71 63 60 58 61 72 77 81 74
DEWPT               62 64 64 64 63 62 61 62 64 64 63 62 61 59 58 60 65 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH                   83         100          63         100          58
RH                  93 84 84 93100100100100 84 73 64 73 93 96100 97 79 64 56 71
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  4  4  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           87 86 79 94 88 75 78 69 76 52 54 32 33 31 35 34 32 38 33 27
VSBY                 7  7  7  6  7  7  7 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          70          30          10          10
RAIN SHWRS          IS SC IS NM IS IS IS          IS                           
TSTMS                  IS IS                      IS                           
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  N NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           9 10  9  5  6  5  2  1  4  5  8  8  3  4  3  6 10 12  9 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 16 22 20  3  3  3  1  1 13 26 30  4  2  2  2  8 44 66 50  5
MAX LVORI            5  4  4  8  9  9 10 10  4  3  2  3  7  9 10  8  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                     200   200   100   100  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.35 27.35 27.32 27.32 27.28 27.27 27.24 27.23 27.18


Date          Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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       59      86      64      87      63      84      58      84
TEMP          62 63 80 76 66 66 81 77 67 65 79 74 62 62 79 75
DEWPT         61 63 66 66 63 65 68 68 65 65 65 64 60 61 61 62
RH            97100 62 71 90 97 65 74 93100 62 71 93 97 54 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           10      30      20      40      40      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC            
TSTMS                  SC IS    IS SC SC       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