RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

VAZ012-092000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date             Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26
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                 73          51          63          52          65
TEMP                63 70 70 59 55 54 52 51 55 57 57 54 53 54 55 56 61 64 63 59
DEWPT               46 46 48 48 46 44 42 43 51 52 52 53 53 54 55 56 60 63 60 59
MAX/MIN RH                   41          88          68         100          90
RH                  54 42 45 67 72 69 69 74 86 83 83 96100100100100 97 97 90100
WIND DIR             N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW
WIND SPD             0  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  5 10 10 10  8  6  4  4  3  3
WIND GUST                                      14 17 23 24 23 20 17            
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           81 80 82 75 94 94 90 88 89 92 89 99 99 97 97 96 96 87 87 73
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  8 10  9  4 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          80         100          90
RAIN                                                  D  D  D  D  D  D  D      
RAIN SHWRS                               IS  O  O  O                       O NM
TSTMS                                                                     IS   
MIX HGT              2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           N NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW  W
T WIND SPD           8  5  4  3  3  4  4 10 26 25 26 20 17 12 12 12  9 23 23 12
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR PR             VP
ADI                 17 24 10  1  1  2  2 11 63 46 47 19 15 11 11 14 13 47 59  6
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  5  5  7  7  5  5  4  4  9
STABILITY            A  A  A  F  F  F  F  B  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F
CEILING             28800 25300 20500 15200  7600  1200   200   100     0   700
STA PRES            27.46 27.45 27.45 27.50 27.52 27.46 27.41 27.30 27.21 27.20


Date          Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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       55      71      53      78      53      76      50      75
TEMP          57 56 66 62 55 53 73 65 57 53 71 63 53 50 71 62
DEWPT         57 56 61 59 55 53 61 60 55 52 58 57 52 49 59 57
RH           100100 84 90100100 66 84 93 96 63 81 96 96 66 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR           60      20       0       5      10      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM 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