RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

VAZ012-150800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

Date           10/14/26      Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 60          82          59          79          40
TEMP                63 62 61 61 72 78 79 68 64 62 61 61 72 77 73 59 52 48 43 40
DEWPT               62 60 60 60 67 67 67 66 63 61 59 59 63 61 60 57 50 45 41 39
MIN/MAX RH                  100          63          98          56          96
RH                  97 93 97 97 84 69 67 93 97 97 93 93 73 58 64 93 93 89 93 96
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  4  8  9  9 10  8
WIND GUST                                                              19      
CLOUDS              SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           41 70 64 73 61 57 56 39 11 29 17 18 14 60 60 80 83 72 74 66
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          40           5          40          70
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC SC                   SC SC NM NM SC SC   
TSTMS                                 IS                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD           5  4  3  2  6 11 12  4  6  6  5  8 21 23 21 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR FR   
ADI                  3  2  2  2 11 29 21  2  3  3  3  8 75126 57  9            
MAX LVORI            8  6  7 10  5  3  3  6  9  6  6  6  3  1  1  6            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  D  D            
CEILING              None  2100  2100  None  None  None  None 15900  2300      
STA PRES            27.34 27.35 27.36 27.31 27.29 27.23 27.19 27.09            


Date           10/17Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       54      28      57      30      62      36      66      39      68
TEMP          50 42 35 30 53 44 35 32 59 50 42 39 63 54 46 42 65 56
DEWPT         36 33 29 26 33 34 30 28 40 43 39 37 45 47 43 41 49 49
RH            58 70 78 85 46 68 82 85 49 77 89 92 52 77 89 96 56 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR           10       5       5       5       0       0       0       0       5

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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