RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

VAZ012-100900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

Date           01/09/26      Sat 01/10/26            Sun 01/11/26            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
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                 51          60          30          36          18
TEMP          58 54 53 53 52 52 56 59 58 54 50 42 34 30 34 34 30 25 23 23 20 19
DEWPT         52 53 52 52 51 50 53 53 51 49 46 37 28 22 21 13 10 11 13 14 14 13
MIN/MAX RH                   98          75          88          41          80
RH            80 96 96 96 96 93 90 80 77 83 86 82 78 72 58 41 42 55 65 68 77 77
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD       2  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  8  9  9  8  6  6  4  3
WIND GUST                                         17 18 21 25 24 23 20 17      
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     93 92 91 90 92 96 92 94 93 89 88 83 58 45 59 65 33 30 38 45 33 23
VSBY           4  4  4  4  3  2  3  5  6  8  6  7  7  7  6 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90         100          70          20           5
RAIN           L  C  C  S                 L  L        S                        
RAIN SHWRS                NM  O  O  O NM                                       
SNOW                                                  S  S  S  S               
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1 <1  1  2  2  2  5  6  4  2            
T WIND DIR    SW SW  S SW  S  E  E  W NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD     6  4  2  4  2  4  3  3 10 12 10 25 21 17 42 43 34 34            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             PR PR PR VP   
ADI           13  2  1  2  1  4  4  8 17  8  7 17 15 36125141131 23            
MAX LVORI      4  6  8  8  8  6  6  4  3  4  5  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  D  D  C  E            
CEILING               200   100   100   400   300  1200  2100  None  None      
STA PRES            27.36 27.29 27.19 27.15 27.17 27.19 27.22 27.33            


Date           01/12Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
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       43      24      51      32      46      25      34      16      37
TEMP          40 33 27 25 50 38 36 34 46 38 33 26 34 26 21 17 36 30
DEWPT         11 14 15 14 19 22 24 25 28 30 28 22 16 13 13 12 13 16
RH            30 45 60 62 29 52 61 69 49 73 82 85 47 57 71 80 38 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      30      60      40      30      10
RAIN                                   S  C  C  L                  
SNOW                                         S  L  C  C  C  S      

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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