RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

VAZ012-260800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1031 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2026

Date           07/25/26      Sun 07/26/26            Mon 07/27/26            Tue
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                 60          80          60          83          64
TEMP                67 65 64 62 72 76 80 74 65 63 61 63 74 80 83 77 68 66 65 66
DEWPT               61 60 60 62 67 66 66 64 63 61 60 63 66 65 65 65 65 65 64 66
MIN/MAX RH                   99          62         100          53         100
RH                  81 84 87100 84 71 62 71 93 93 97100 76 60 55 67 90 97 97100
WIND DIR            NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  2  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           37 58 65 67 60 59 51 31 25 48 44 59 50 51 41 45 48 71 71 68
VSBY                10  8  4  4 10 10 10 10 10  8  4  8  9 10 10  7  7  6  6   
POP 12HR                     20          30          10          10          60
RAIN SHWRS                IS       IS SC                         IS IS NM NM SC
TSTMS                              IS SC                         IS       IS   
Obvis                     PF PF             PF PF PF                           
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD           3  3  2  3  3  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  4  6 10 10            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  4 11 26 34  3  2  1  1  2 13 35 62  5            
MAX LVORI            7 10 10  9  4  3  1  3  8  8  8  9  4  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  F  B  B  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  A  B  A  F            
CEILING                       0  1000  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.23 27.22 27.17 27.18 27.17 27.19 27.16            


Date           07/28Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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       84      61      80      55      81      55      83      59      83
TEMP          79 75 66 64 76 72 60 60 76 72 59 60 79 74 62 62 79 74
DEWPT         70 68 65 64 64 62 58 59 61 61 57 59 61 62 59 61 63 64
RH            74 79 97100 66 71 93 96 60 68 93 96 54 66 90 97 58 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 OV B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           80      50      10       5      10       5      20      10      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC                               IS       IS SC
TSTMS         SC SC SC                               IS          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