RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

VAZ012-130800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date           07/12/26      Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26            Wed
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                 59          72          56          80          57
TEMP          70 67 64 63 62 62 67 68 69 66 62 61 59 60 68 75 79 73 62 59 58 62
DEWPT         68 65 64 63 62 62 67 66 65 63 62 61 59 60 63 62 61 62 60 58 56 61
MIN/MAX RH                  100          86         100          56         100
RH            93 93100100100100100 93 87 90100100100100 84 64 54 68 93 96 93 97
WIND DIR      SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     84 86 89 87 86 86 82 86 74 76 82 56 81 80 42 41 22 12 14 14 20 20
VSBY          10  4  4  4  2  4  6  8 10 10 10  8  7  8 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          80          30           5           0
RAIN SHWRS     O NM SC SC SC SC NM NM SC IS                                    
TSTMS         SC SC IS IS    IS SC SC SC                                       
Obvis            PF PF PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT        2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  N SE  E  E  E SE            
T WIND SPD     5  6  8  6  4  8 23 20 16  8  4  1  0  1  5 10  8  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           17  3  4  3  2 10 46 51 45  4  2  1  0  2 16 50 44  1            
MAX LVORI      5  6  9  9  9  7  4  4  4  6  9 10 10 10  4  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING               200   200   200   700  8300   200  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.36 27.36 27.43 27.43 27.44 27.43 27.46 27.41            


Date           07/15Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26
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       88      62      89      62      89      61      88      61      86
TEMP          82 79 64 65 83 79 66 66 83 79 64 66 82 78 64 64 81 76
DEWPT         63 66 62 65 65 66 64 65 63 65 62 64 64 64 62 64 64 64
RH            53 64 93100 55 64 93 97 51 62 93 93 55 62 93100 56 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       0      10       5      20      10      20      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS          IS IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                    IS          IS IS    IS 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