RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

VAZ012-312000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Date             Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26
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                 67          42          65          41          64
TEMP                55 62 64 53 50 47 44 42 53 61 62 52 48 46 43 42 52 59 63 54
DEWPT               38 37 37 39 38 36 35 34 38 35 33 37 36 35 35 36 41 40 40 44
MAX/MIN RH                   35          75          32          79          42
RH                  53 39 37 59 63 65 70 73 57 38 33 56 63 65 73 79 66 49 43 69
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  N SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             1  2  1  1  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  0  1  2  1  1
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           82 66 79 72 86 90 90 81 55 60 51 71 72 69 82 81 83 77 67 62
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
MIX HGT              1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
T WIND SPD           8  6  6  4  3  4  3  2  9  6 11  8  4  3  3  3  3  5  6  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 11 17 12  2  2  2  2  2 18 21 29  4  2  2  2  3  5 15 16  2
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            A  B  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING             19200 17600 15900 10100  8900  None  7900  8700  7000  6900
STA PRES            27.62 27.60 27.64 27.63 27.65 27.60 27.59 27.58 27.60 27.52


Date          Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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       40      68      50      68      53      70      49      68
TEMP          45 41 64 58 53 53 63 60 56 55 66 59 54 51 63 56
DEWPT         42 41 51 52 51 53 59 58 56 55 59 56 53 51 53 51
RH            89100 63 80 93100 87 93100100 78 90 96100 70 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      10      60      60      60      40      40
RAIN SHWRS                      SC NM NM NM SC NM SC SC SC 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