RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

VAZ012-010800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2026

Date           09/30/26      Thu 10/01/26            Fri 10/02/26            Sat
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                 53          82          56          83          60
TEMP          76 63 58 56 54 54 71 79 79 65 60 58 57 57 75 81 79 67 63 62 64 60
DEWPT         52 53 52 51 51 51 55 54 53 57 56 55 53 54 62 64 64 64 63 62 61 60
MIN/MAX RH                   89          38          93          55         100
RH            43 70 80 83 90 90 57 42 41 75 87 90 86 90 64 56 60 90100100 90100
WIND DIR      SW  N  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NE
WIND SPD       3  0  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  0  0  1
CLOUDS        FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)     11 45 49 19 28 35  8 15 20 13 26 29 23 45 32 55 55 77 79 85 86 90
VSBY          10 10 10  9  8  9 10 10 10 10 10  2  0  1 10 10  7 10 10  0  3   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          30          40
RAIN                                                                          L
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC   
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     5  3  4  3  2  3  8  5  6  5  5  4  4  5 20 20 17  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           23  2  2  2  1  4 21 32 33  3  3  2  2  6 74 81 59  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  5  5  6  6  2  1  1  4  6  6  6  5  1  1  1  6            
STABILITY      B  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None   900   900      
STA PRES      27.33 27.36 27.35 27.39 27.33 27.34 27.30 27.32 27.26            


Date           10/03Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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       66      52      67      52      70      41      65      37      67
TEMP          65 60 56 53 61 60 56 53 65 57 46 42 60 52 42 38 62 54
DEWPT         62 60 55 53 61 60 56 53 55 52 45 41 45 45 40 37 46 47
RH            90100 96100100100100100 70 83 96 96 58 77 93 96 56 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR           70      70      60      20       5       0       0       0       0
RAIN           L  L     L  L                                       
RAIN SHWRS          SC       SC IS IS                              
TSTMS            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