RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

VAZ012-020800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

Date           07/01/26      Thu 07/02/26            Fri 07/03/26            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                 65          93          67          92          66
TEMP             83 70 67 66 69 84 91 93 84 71 68 67 70 86 91 90 79 69 67 67 71
DEWPT            67 65 63 61 65 66 61 60 65 64 63 61 65 66 63 63 66 65 63 62 65
MIN/MAX RH                   88          34          86          38          90
RH               59 84 87 84 87 55 37 33 53 79 84 81 84 51 40 41 64 87 87 84 81
WIND DIR          N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  N  N  N NW NW NE  E  E  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          1  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS           CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  2  6 13  5 11 18 31 27  7 18 38 11 32 25 29 20 15 24 17
VSBY             10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  4  7                        
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          10          10
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        N NW NW NW  W  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W NW  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD        5  3  3  2  2  4  6  5  1  2  3  3  1  3  5  6  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  2  2  1  2 20 55 48  1  1  2  2  1 17 51 38  2            
MAX LVORI         3  5  6  5  6  2  1  1  2  4  5  5  6  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.38 27.39 27.44 27.40 27.40 27.41 27.42 27.38            


Date           07/04Sun 07/05/26Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26
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       97      66      94      65      91      64      88      63      85
TEMP          94 80 68 70 92 79 67 69 88 77 66 67 82 77 66 66 83 74
DEWPT         62 65 63 65 63 65 63 66 67 67 65 67 68 67 64 66 67 66
RH            35 60 84 84 38 62 87 90 50 71 97100 63 71 93100 59 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           20      20      50      30      70      40      70      40      60
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS       SC SC    SC NM SC    SC NM SC IS SC NM
TSTMS            IS IS       SC IS    IS SC SC    IS SC IS    IS 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