RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

VAZ012-012000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date             Thu 10/01/26            Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26
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                 83          55          84          58          71
TEMP                71 78 79 65 59 57 55 57 73 79 79 67 63 62 60 59 65 69 65 60
DEWPT               56 54 53 55 54 53 52 53 61 63 63 63 62 61 60 59 64 64 62 59
MAX/MIN RH                   38          89          51         100          86
RH                  59 43 41 70 83 86 90 86 66 58 58 87 97 97100100 97 84 90 96
WIND DIR             W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             1  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           19 20 11  5 33 20 27 23 25 46 48 57 75 74 82 90 92 92 92 90
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  1  8 10  5  8 10  6
POP 12HR                      0           0          20          60          70
RAIN SHWRS                                           SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
MIX HGT              2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W SW  W SW SW  N  N  N NE  E  E  E
T WIND SPD          11  9 10  6  6  4  4  4 21 16 17  6  3 11  8  6  9  5  5  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 28 50 49  3  3  2  2  5 77 76 74  3  2  5  4  5 17 12 11  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  6  8  7  9  9  5  4  5  8
STABILITY            A  B  A  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   800   200   200   200
STA PRES            27.39 27.33 27.33 27.29 27.29 27.24 27.25 27.31 27.39 27.38


Date          Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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       52      66      52      71      40      66      36      67
TEMP          56 53 61 60 57 54 66 58 46 41 60 53 42 37 63 55
DEWPT         54 53 60 60 56 54 54 51 45 41 45 44 38 36 47 47
RH            93100 97100 96100 65 77 96100 58 71 86 96 56 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           70      60      30       5       0       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM 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