RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
243 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

VAZ012-310800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
243 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Date           10/29/26      Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun
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                 43          75          40          67          42
TEMP                      44 44 63 71 71 54 49 46 43 40 56 63 64 53 50 47 44 42
DEWPT                     41 40 49 52 46 46 42 39 37 36 41 39 37 41 39 37 36 36
MIN/MAX RH                   90          41          82          35          78
RH                        89 86 60 51 41 74 77 76 79 85 57 41 37 64 66 68 73 79
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD                   5  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  0  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV
CLOUDS(%)                  4  3  2 28 12 12 21 25 55 54 59 90 88 86 88 85 89 93
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW  N  N NW  N  N  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD                 5  5 18 16 16  4  3  2  1  2  8  6  6  6  6  5  4  3
DISPERSION                PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  6 41 63 51  2  2  1  1  2 15 19 13  3  3  3  2  4
MAX LVORI                  6  5  1  1  1  3  4  4  6  5  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None 19200 17600 16900 10300
STA PRES                  27.43 27.46 27.47 27.53 27.55 27.60 27.58 27.60 27.58


Date           11/01Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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       65      41      65      41      70      47      68      50      68
TEMP          61 54 47 42 60 54 47 44 65 57 52 51 63 59 54 52 63 56
DEWPT         36 38 37 39 43 46 43 43 50 51 50 51 56 56 53 51 52 50
RH            39 54 68 89 53 74 86 96 58 80 93100 78 90 96 96 67 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0      10      10       0       0      20      50      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC SC SC SC 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