RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

VAZ012-282000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

Date             Fri 08/28/26            Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26
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                 82          58          82          61          86
TEMP          63 64 74 79 80 72 63 60 59 60 71 78 78 69 64 62 61 62 74 82 84 75
DEWPT         62 60 65 63 62 62 61 59 58 60 65 65 65 64 63 62 61 62 66 64 64 64
MAX/MIN RH                   54         100          61         100          49
RH            97 87 74 58 54 71 93 96 96100 81 64 64 84 97100100100 76 55 51 69
WIND DIR      NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW  S  S
WIND SPD       1  1  3  4  5  4  5  4  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     59 45 43 66 50 27  9 13 40 66 57 36 40 30 34 58 57 52 37 28 26 28
VSBY           3  1 10  9  9 10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          10           0          10
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS                                                   
TSTMS                  IS                                                      
Obvis         PF PF                                                            
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR     W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  S
T WIND SPD     1  2  4  8  6  5  4  2  3  4 12  9 10  9  6  8  8  8  5  8  5  2
DISPERSION    VP             VP PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 19 31 35  3  2  1  2  5 42 49 47  4  3  4  4  8 24 46 38  1
MAX LVORI      9  6  3  1  1  3  6  8 10  9  3  1  1  5  9  9  9  8  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  A  A  C  A  F  F  F  G  B  B  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.32 27.31 27.36 27.39 27.43 27.41 27.43 27.43 27.44 27.39


Date          Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26
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       62      89      65      90      66      90      66      90
TEMP          64 64 84 77 67 67 85 78 69 68 85 78 69 67 84 78
DEWPT         62 62 64 64 62 62 65 66 64 63 66 66 64 64 66 65
RH            93 93 51 64 84 84 51 67 84 84 53 67 84 90 55 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0      20       5      30      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                         IS          SC       IS SC
TSTMS                              IS          IS          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