RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

VAZ012-270800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

Date           08/26/26      Thu 08/27/26            Fri 08/28/26            Sat
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                 60          86          60          84          59
TEMP                62 61 60 62 76 82 80 70 64 63 61 62 75 82 79 69 63 61 60 61
DEWPT               62 61 60 62 66 65 66 66 64 63 61 62 66 64 64 64 63 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                  100          54         100          55         100
RH                 100100100100 71 56 62 87100100100100 74 55 60 84100100100100
WIND DIR             S  S SW SW  W  W  W  S  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           44 29 43 43 31 54 53 47 68 75 52 67 47 55 51 41 36 29 32 37
VSBY                10  9  7  9 10 10 10 10 10  2  2  1 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          40          40          30           0
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC IS IS             SC SC               
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                SC SC               
Obvis                                          PF PF                           
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW SW  W  W SW SE SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  N            
T WIND SPD           4  2  2  2 10  6  4  3  2  3  3  2  4  8  8  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  2 50 44 17  2  1  2  2  2 21 48 44  4            
MAX LVORI            9 10 10  9  3  1  2  6 10 10 10  9  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY            F  G  F  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  3300  3700  3200  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.29 27.28 27.29 27.25 27.27 27.30 27.35 27.31            


Date           08/29Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26
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       85      60      87      61      89      64      90      65      90
TEMP          83 71 61 62 82 75 63 63 83 77 67 65 84 77 68 66 84 77
DEWPT         64 65 61 62 64 64 62 62 64 64 63 63 65 65 64 64 66 66
RH            53 81100100 55 69 97 97 53 64 87 93 53 67 87 93 55 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1
POP 12HR           20       0       5       0       5       0      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS                                              SC
TSTMS            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