RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VAZ012-240800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Date           10/23/26      Sat 10/24/26            Sun 10/25/26            Mon
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                 35          61          33          64          34
TEMP          62 51 46 42 39 37 49 57 58 49 43 40 37 35 51 60 63 51 42 40 37 35
DEWPT         36 39 39 39 37 37 41 39 38 39 38 37 36 35 44 42 39 43 41 40 37 35
MIN/MAX RH                  100          46         100          40         100
RH            38 63 76 89 92100 74 51 47 68 82 89 96100 77 51 41 74 96100100100
WIND DIR       E  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       2  0  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  2  3  3  2  1  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW SC B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      0  1  2 11 29 74 45  4  4  2  5  5 44 53 19  6  5  2  4  7 21 15
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  0   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE  E  E  E SE  E SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD     5  4  4  4  6  6  8  5  3  6 10 10  8  6  5  4  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           25  2  2  2  3  5 17 19 12  3  5  5  4  5 14 16 19  2            
MAX LVORI      2  3  4  6  6  9  3  2  2  3  4  6  8  9  4  2  2  4            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  C  B  B  B  F  G  G  F  C  B  B  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.54 27.57 27.62 27.61 27.64 27.64 27.66 27.60            


Date           10/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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       70      37      72      41      68      41      71      41      71
TEMP          67 55 43 38 67 55 45 42 64 55 46 43 67 56 46 43 67 56
DEWPT         37 41 39 37 40 44 43 42 45 48 45 42 45 47 45 43 45 47
RH            33 59 86 96 37 66 93100 50 77 96 96 45 72 96100 45 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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