RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

VAZ012-280900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 PM EST Tue Jan 27 2026

Date           01/27/26      Wed 01/28/26            Thu 01/29/26            Fri
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                 10          29           8          29          10
TEMP                19 16 13 11 19 27 27 19 16 14 11  9 18 27 29 20 14 13 12 11
DEWPT                9  9  7  5  7  7  5  5  4  4  4  3  5  5  5  6  6  7  8  7
MIN/MAX RH                   80          38          76          34          85
RH                  64 73 76 76 59 42 38 54 58 64 73 76 56 38 35 54 70 76 84 83
WIND DIR            NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             8  6  4  2  4  5  5  4  5  6  5  4  4  3  3  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST           20 18             16 14 16    16                           
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           46 59 59 50 34 19 18  7 21 21 38 34 25 31 31 43 39 56 71 79
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     10           0           5           0           5
FLURRIES            SC SC                                                      
SNOW                                                                          S
MIX HGT              1  1  2  1  2  3  3 <1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          31 32 24 18 17 18 24 10 24 28 24 19 14 14 14  5            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 28 22 16 32 48 73100  5 11 13 11 27 40 56 58  3            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  1500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.25 27.27 27.28 27.19 27.20 27.23 27.29 27.27            


Date           01/30Sat 01/31/26Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26
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       29       5      15       1      19       5      31      12      32
TEMP          28 19 12  6 15  8  5  2 17 14  9  7 29 22 18 14 31 24
DEWPT         13 10  5  1  0 -2 -3 -4  1  2  1  2  9 10 11 10 14 13
RH            53 67 73 79 50 63 69 75 49 58 69 79 42 59 73 84 49 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      50      40      30      10       5      10      10       5
SNOW           S  C  C  C  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