RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

VAZ012-120800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

Date           10/11/26      Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed
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          71          50          80          56
TEMP             58 58 60 60 59 61 67 70 58 55 53 52 52 68 76 78 67 60 59 58 57
DEWPT            57 57 55 55 56 59 58 57 56 54 53 52 52 63 62 62 61 58 57 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                  100          64         100          56          96
RH               96 96 84 84 90 93 73 63 93 96100100100 84 62 58 81 93 93 90 93
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          5  6  8  9  8  4  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3
WIND GUST           17 20 20                                                   
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        80 77 78 62 68 72 70 25 25 22 20 12 11  7  4  3  0  3  3  7  8
VSBY              6  5  4  5  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          10           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC NM SC SC                                                   
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD       16 19 21 20 23 26 23 13  4  4  4  5  5  4 13 12  6            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI              11 13 20 19 29 50 49 36  2  2  2  3  6 10 62 52  3            
MAX LVORI         7  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  9  9  9  9  8  4  1  1  5            
STABILITY         E  E  D  D  D  D  D  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING               700   700   100  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.14 27.19 27.26 27.27 27.29 27.31 27.32 27.29            


Date           10/14Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
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       82      58      79      56      75      38      54      28      58
TEMP          78 68 60 58 74 66 59 57 70 57 46 38 49 40 33 29 54 44
DEWPT         64 63 59 58 65 63 59 57 62 55 44 36 35 33 30 27 34 35
RH            62 84 96100 74 90100100 76 93 93 92 58 76 89 92 46 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      30      20      40      20      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS    IS SC 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