RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

VAZ012-040800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Sun May 3 2026

Date           05/03/26      Mon 05/04/26            Tue 05/05/26            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                 38          73          45          77          55
TEMP                43 41 38 44 62 71 73 64 55 50 46 50 72 77 75 66 62 59 57 56
DEWPT               27 28 30 33 39 42 42 43 42 41 41 42 43 40 41 43 45 46 48 52
MIN/MAX RH                   71          33          87          26          87
RH                  53 59 73 65 43 35 33 46 61 71 83 74 35 26 29 43 54 62 72 86
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             2  2  2  3  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  4  6  6  5  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST                                                  17 17               
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)           20 46 46 40 42 49 40 33 30 35 23 20 17 51 64 79 55 78 85 88
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          20           0          10          70
RAIN SHWRS                            IS                         IS IS NM NM NM
TSTMS                                 IS                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW  S SW  S SW  S            
T WIND SPD           5  4  5 13 20 19 21  5  9  5  4  3 18 26 28 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  3  2  3 13 81120152  3  4  3  2  3 98200134  8            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  8800  3100      
STA PRES            27.22 27.23 27.22 27.17 27.16 27.18 27.17 27.11            


Date           05/06Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26
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       71      47      64      34      65      43      67      43      71
TEMP          70 63 56 52 59 52 41 41 63 56 46 47 65 57 46 47 69 62
DEWPT         56 55 53 52 47 39 34 33 34 38 39 42 45 44 42 42 43 45
RH            61 75 90100 64 61 76 73 34 51 76 83 48 62 86 83 39 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           90      90      80      20      10      30      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O  O  O  O SC IS          IS SC SC SC IS       IS
TSTMS            SC SC    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