RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
405 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

VAZ012-302000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
405 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Date             Thu 07/30/26            Fri 07/31/26            Sat 08/01/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 76          53          83          59          84
TEMP          56 58 68 73 75 68 59 56 54 59 73 79 82 73 65 62 61 64 76 79 79 72
DEWPT         54 55 55 54 56 55 54 52 51 55 57 56 56 59 58 56 56 59 63 62 63 65
MAX/MIN RH                   51          90          41          84          55
RH            93 90 63 51 52 63 83 86 90 87 57 45 41 62 78 81 84 84 64 56 58 79
WIND DIR      NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  W SW  N  N SE SE  S  S  S SE
WIND SPD       5  5  6  6  4  2  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  1  1  3  4  3  3
CLOUDS        FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     12 10  2  3  4  3  5  3 13 21 27 24 17 37 53 52 70 68 62 80 79 73
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC IS
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5  1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW  N  N  N NW  W  W  W  N                                 
T WIND SPD     5  9 13 13 12 10  4  2  3  1  3                                 
DISPERSION    PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3 10 50 72 73  5  2  1  2  1 15  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
MAX LVORI      6  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  6  2  2  2  3  4  6  6  6  3  3  3  4
STABILITY      F  A  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  9700  1600   700
STA PRES            27.24 27.24 27.28 27.29 27.29   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0


Date          Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       63      77      63      80      63      81      64      82
TEMP          67 66 72 71 66 65 77 72 65 64 77 73 66 66 79 74
DEWPT         64 66 69 68 65 65 69 68 64 64 69 69 65 66 69 69
RH            90100 90 90 97100 76 87 97100 76 87 97100 72 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           70      90      40      60      20      60      20      70
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC  O SC    IS NM IS    IS NM IS    SC NM
TSTMS         IS    IS SC SC    IS SC IS       SC IS    IS SC

$$


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