RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

VAZ012-270800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 PM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Date           09/26/26      Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26            Tue
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                 43          68          47          69          47
TEMP             58 52 49 47 47 58 65 66 59 55 52 50 50 60 66 67 60 55 52 50 51
DEWPT            48 47 45 44 44 51 46 46 45 49 49 48 48 53 54 54 54 52 49 48 49
MIN/MAX RH                   99          47          98          63          97
RH               69 83 86 89 89 77 50 48 60 80 89 93 93 78 65 63 81 90 89 93 93
WIND DIR          N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD          6  5  4  4  5  8  9  9  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS           CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1  7 14 15 19 22 23 22 13  9 14 39  8 32 35 30 18 17  7  9 14
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        9  6  5  6  6 20 21 23 10 10  8 12  8 19 17 16  8            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  3  3  3  7 52 72 79  5  5  4  6  8 60 71 67  4            
MAX LVORI         4  8  9  9  8  3  1  1  3  6  9  9  8  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.23 27.19 27.18 27.15 27.17 27.17 27.22 27.21            


Date           09/29Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26
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       77      50      79      54      81      57      79      58      75
TEMP          73 64 52 51 75 66 55 55 76 68 59 58 74 68 60 59 70 66
DEWPT         54 57 52 51 55 58 53 52 61 62 58 58 64 64 59 58 65 64
RH            51 78100100 50 75 93 90 60 81 96100 71 87 96 96 84 93
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      10      20      20      50
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS IS 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