RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

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

VAZ012-122000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

Date             Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            Tue 07/14/26
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                 74          59          72          57          80
TEMP                72 71 71 69 64 63 62 62 66 68 69 66 62 60 58 60 68 75 79 73
DEWPT               68 68 67 65 64 63 62 62 66 66 65 63 62 60 58 60 64 63 63 64
MAX/MIN RH                   82         100          86         100          58
RH                  87 90 87 87100100100100100 93 87 90100100100100 87 66 58 73
WIND DIR             S SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  1
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           95 94 89 87 89 90 87 87 84 90 68 61 78 69 71 64 32 36 17 10
VSBY                 9  4  5  5  5  4  6  4  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90          60          70          20          10
RAIN SHWRS          SC  O NM NM SC NM SC SC NM SC SC IS IS                     
TSTMS               IS SC SC IS             IS SC SC                           
Obvis                              PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           N  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE NE  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD           0  1  8  9 11  9  5 11 21 19 17  8  3  2  2  4 10  8  4  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  0  4 18  4  5  4  3 15 40 48 47  4  2  1  1  7 35 37 24  1
MAX LVORI            7  6  4  5  9  9  9  5  4  4  4  6 10 10 10  8  4  3  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G
CEILING               200  1000   200   200   200  1300 17400  5700  None  None
STA PRES            27.37 27.36 27.39 27.38 27.43 27.43 27.43 27.41 27.43 27.40


Date          Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       59      88      62      89      63      89      62      88
TEMP          61 63 82 78 65 66 84 79 66 66 84 79 65 65 83 78
DEWPT         60 63 65 66 63 66 66 66 63 65 65 65 62 65 65 65
RH            97100 56 67 93100 55 64 90 97 53 62 90100 55 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10       0      20       5      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS          IS    IS IS IS
TSTMS                              IS          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