RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

VAZ012-242000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date             Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26
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                 77          53          81          55          86
TEMP             56 70 75 76 68 59 55 53 55 69 77 80 70 59 57 55 58 76 83 81 71
DEWPT            53 56 55 54 53 52 50 49 49 51 50 49 52 51 51 51 54 60 59 60 61
MAX/MIN RH                   47          88          34          89          44
RH               90 61 50 46 59 78 83 86 80 53 39 34 53 75 80 86 86 58 44 49 71
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W NW  N NW  N  N  N NW  W  N  N  N  N  N  S SW SW  S
WIND SPD          2  4  8  6  4  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  1
CLOUDS           FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        12  8 19 41  6 10 13 14 23 26 20 27 14 17 12 31 39 32 46 57 49
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                                     IS IS
MIX HGT          <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  N  W SW  E  S  S  W SW SW SW SW  S
T WIND SPD        3 12 10 10  5  3  2  2  1  3  2  4  2  3  2  2  1 10 12 10  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               3 64 62 61  3  2  1  1  1 14 15 31  1  2  1  1  1 58110 63  3
MAX LVORI         5  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  2  2  1  2  4  5  5  6  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.30 27.30 27.33 27.34 27.37 27.33 27.34 27.33 27.34 27.31


Date          Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26
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       61      83      59      83      59      85      61      86
TEMP          63 63 81 72 63 61 78 72 61 61 80 74 63 63 81 75
DEWPT         60 61 65 65 61 61 65 64 60 60 63 62 61 61 64 63
RH            90 93 58 79 93100 64 76 97 97 56 66 93 93 56 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      60      40      30       5      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS    SC NM SC       SC                      IS
TSTMS         IS    IS SC IS       SC                      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