RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

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

VAZ012-290800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026

Date           08/28/26      Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26            Mon
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                 58          83          61          87          63
TEMP          79 70 63 60 58 60 73 79 78 70 64 63 62 63 75 82 85 75 67 64 63 64
DEWPT         63 63 61 59 58 60 66 65 66 65 64 63 62 63 67 65 65 65 65 63 61 63
MIN/MAX RH                  100          59         100          50          97
RH            58 78 93 96100100 79 62 67 84100100100100 76 56 51 71 93 97 93 97
WIND DIR       N  N  N  N  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  N SW  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  1  0  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     29 21 12  9 26 37 47 35 28 19 30 53 40 46 28 31 34 32 35 14 19 25
VSBY          10 10 10  8  7  9 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          20           5           5           0
RAIN SHWRS    IS                   IS                                          
TSTMS         IS                   IS                                          
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N NE  E  E  S SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD     6  6  4  2  1  4  6  6 11  9  6  8  6  6  9  6  3  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           43  3  2  1  1  4 22 38 45  4  3  4  3  7 36 44 18  2            
MAX LVORI      1  4  6  8 10  9  3  1  1  5  9  9  9  8  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.32 27.37 27.40 27.44 27.41 27.43 27.43 27.45 27.39            


Date           08/31Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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       89      65      91      67      91      67      90      65      89
TEMP          84 77 67 66 85 78 70 69 86 78 69 68 85 77 67 65 83 76
DEWPT         65 65 63 62 65 66 64 63 66 66 64 65 66 66 64 64 66 65
RH            53 67 87 87 51 67 81 81 51 67 84 90 53 69 90 97 57 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0      10      10      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                                                SC 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