RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

VAZ012-030900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1031 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

Date           11/02/26      Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 38          73          48          71          56
TEMP                   44 41 41 59 70 69 56 53 52 50 50 61 66 67 60 59 58 57 57
DEWPT                  38 38 41 52 52 50 52 51 50 49 50 56 56 56 58 57 58 57 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          46         100          63         100
RH                     79 89100 78 53 51 86 93 93 96100 84 70 68 93 93100100100
WIND DIR               SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                1  1  1  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  4  3  2  1
WIND GUST                                                           14         
CLOUDS                 CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)               1  6 22 24  8  4 21 49 62 53 59 61 83 77 92 89 88 88 81
VSBY                   10  3  1 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          50          80
RAIN SHWRS                                                    IS  O  O  O  O IS
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD              3  3  3 10 11 11  6  8 13 12 12 20 14 11  4            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  3 16 38 31  3  4  6  6 13 40 33 24  3            
MAX LVORI               7 10  9  3  1  1  5  6  8  9  5  4  3  3  6            
STABILITY               G  G  A  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  D  D  D  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None   200   200   100   100      
STA PRES                  27.47 27.47 27.44 27.42 27.36 27.32 27.29            


Date           11/05Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       74      51      71      43      64      37      62      34      58
TEMP          70 62 55 51 67 55 48 43 60 52 43 38 58 51 41 35 53 47
DEWPT         61 58 54 51 51 49 45 43 42 43 40 38 40 40 37 34 33 34
RH            73 87 96100 56 80 89100 51 71 89100 51 66 85 96 46 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      50      40       5      10       5      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS SC SC SC                         IS IS IS 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