RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

VAZ012-190800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

Date           10/18/26      Mon 10/19/26            Tue 10/20/26            Wed
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                 30          66          34          70          36
TEMP                39 37 34 34 56 65 65 48 43 40 37 37 61 68 67 51 44 41 39 37
DEWPT               29 27 25 23 30 31 34 36 35 34 30 29 36 35 39 38 37 37 36 35
MIN/MAX RH                   70          28          78          29          95
RH                  67 67 69 64 37 28 31 63 73 79 75 72 39 29 36 61 76 85 89 92
WIND DIR             E  N  N  N NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD             1  0  0  0  1  2  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            1  2  2  2  3  4  2  2  3  3  3 18  2  4  4  2  3  3  8  9
VSBY                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 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  N  N NE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NE NE  N  N            
T WIND SPD           2  2  1  2  8  9  9  4  3  3  3  3 13 11 12  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  1  2 14 31 27  2  2  2  2  3 24 45 45  3            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  3  2  1  2  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.64 27.60 27.57  27.5 27.48 27.45 27.46 27.43            


Date           10/21Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26Sun 10/25/26
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       68      35      67      36      66      35      63      33      66
TEMP          66 54 43 37 65 52 41 38 65 50 42 37 60 48 39 35 63 52
DEWPT         44 42 39 35 40 39 37 36 45 43 40 36 42 40 37 35 42 42
RH            45 64 86 92 40 61 85 92 48 77 93 96 51 74 92100 46 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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