RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
932 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

VAZ012-022100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
932 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

Date             Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 39          34          61          43          70
TEMP                38 38 38 36 36 35 36 38 49 59 61 54 48 46 44 45 59 67 70 62
DEWPT               32 34 35 33 30 32 33 36 42 45 45 44 42 41 41 41 47 49 48 49
MAX/MIN RH                   76          93          56          91          46
RH                  79 85 89 89 79 89 89 92 77 60 56 69 80 83 89 86 64 52 45 62
WIND DIR            SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             5  5  5  3  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  2
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)          100100100100 92 95 92 72 61 60 66 74 59 58 45 53 59 74 66 67
VSBY                 8  5  5  6  5  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          60          20          10          10
RAIN                 C  D  L  L  S     S        S  S                           
MIX HGT              1  1  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW  S
T WIND SPD          14 13 11 10 12 10  5  4  6 11 10  6  5  3  3  6 10 14 12  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 24 16  5  6  5  3  4 10 26 21  3  3  2  2  5 26 56 43  4
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  4  4  5  6  6  4  2  2  3  5  5  7  5  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                     300   300   300   300  6800  2900  None   300  1500
STA PRES                  27.52 27.54 27.50 27.50 27.44 27.45 27.44 27.47 27.40


Date          Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       48      74      52      76      53      76      56      72
TEMP          51 49 72 64 55 53 74 66 57 54 76 65 59 56 71 62
DEWPT         47 45 49 51 50 49 51 52 51 50 52 54 53 52 52 53
RH            86 86 44 63 83 86 44 61 80 86 43 68 80 86 51 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            5      20      10      30      10      50      60      60
RAIN                    S           C        S  C  L  C  C  L

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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