RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

VAZ012-100800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026

Date           05/09/26      Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26            Tue
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                 47          77          49          65          35
TEMP                54 50 48 52 68 74 75 67 58 55 52 51 54 59 61 55 46 42 39 43
DEWPT               47 45 44 47 47 44 47 51 50 50 50 51 51 45 42 39 36 34 32 34
MIN/MAX RH                   90          33         100          50          92
RH                  77 83 86 83 47 34 37 56 75 83 93100 90 60 49 55 68 73 76 70
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  3  3  3  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  5  4  3  2  2  2
CLOUDS              FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           20 29 31 20  7 33 29 36 49 61 93 97 89 86 51 50 11 12 12  4
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  8  4  6 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10          60          70           0
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC NM NM                     
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  5  1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N NE  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD           4  3  4  4 18 16 17  9  4  3  4  8 16 10 11  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  4 94131132  4  2  2  3 15 38 32 46  6            
MAX LVORI            3  5  5  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  4  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  E  F  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None   400   100  None  None      
STA PRES            27.15 27.19 27.26 27.24 27.28 27.29 27.32 27.30            


Date           05/12Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26
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      44      67      44      62      41      70      48      77
TEMP          65 59 45 49 65 62 49 46 61 57 45 46 67 64 51 52 75 71
DEWPT         32 36 36 38 46 47 44 42 39 38 39 40 41 44 43 44 47 49
RH            29 42 70 66 50 58 83 86 44 49 79 79 39 48 74 74 37 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      60      20       5       5      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS                SC NM IS                                 
TSTMS                        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