RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

VAZ012-112000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

Date             Sun 10/11/26            Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26
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                 66          54          72          50          80
TEMP             59 62 65 62 58 58 58 56 57 61 68 70 59 55 54 52 51 68 76 78 67
DEWPT            58 62 62 59 58 58 58 56 57 61 59 58 57 54 53 52 51 61 60 61 60
MAX/MIN RH                   90         100          63         100          53
RH               96100 90 90100100100100100100 73 66 93 96 96100100 78 58 56 78
WIND DIR          E  E  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          6  5  4  8  4  5  6  9  8  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  3
WIND GUST        17             16 18 19                                       
CLOUDS           OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)       100100 82 71 70 78 77 74 64 78 69 34 15 14 14 10  8  2  4  1  0
VSBY              4  7  8  8  8  6  6  6  8  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          60          10           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
RAIN SHWRS       NM SC SC    SC NM SC IS                                       
Obvis            PF                PF PF                                       
MIX HGT          <1 <1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR       SE  E  S SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD        9  6 23 14 12 17 21 19 20 21 23 16  4  5  6  6  6 12 17 14  6
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              10  9 54 40  8 12 15 18 23 42 50 49  2  3  3  3  7 29 84 59  3
MAX LVORI         7  8  4  4  8  7  5  5  5  4  3  1  6  8  8  9  8  3  1  1  4
STABILITY         D  D  D  B  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING               500  1000   700   700   100  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.15 27.08 27.12 27.17 27.25 27.26 27.28 27.29 27.31 27.28


Date          Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
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       56      82      56      78      52      74      42      59
TEMP          60 57 78 68 60 57 73 65 57 53 69 61 50 44 54 45
DEWPT         56 56 64 63 59 57 63 61 56 53 59 55 48 42 42 38
RH            87 96 62 84 96100 71 87 96100 70 81 93 93 64 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5      20      20      30      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS    IS SC SC    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