RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

VAZ012-012000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1231 PM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

Date             Sat 08/01/26            Sun 08/02/26            Mon 08/03/26
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                 81          65          79          64          80
TEMP                   80 77 70 68 67 67 67 71 75 78 72 67 66 65 65 73 76 79 72
DEWPT                  63 65 67 66 66 67 67 71 71 71 69 67 66 65 65 70 69 69 68
MAX/MIN RH                   57         100          80         100          73
RH                     56 67 90 93 97100100100 87 79 90100100100100 90 79 72 87
WIND DIR                S  S  S SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                4  4  5  5  5  3  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1
WIND GUST                    16 17 16                                          
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 OV B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC OV OV B1
CLOUDS(%)              87 87 71 81 82 93 89 87 69 90 67 78 61 52 50 46 88 88 51
VSBY                   10 10  7  7  7  5  3  6  7  7  7  4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                     20          50          80          50          80
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  O SC SC       IS IS  O  O IS
TSTMS                     IS SC IS IS IS    SC SC NM SC IS          IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT                 4  2  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD             21 19 16 17 18  9 13 20 18 20 19 19  3  3  5 11 10  5  2
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    80 56 11 12 12  4 20 48 58 69  9  9  2  2  6 35 49 21  1
MAX LVORI               1  1  5  5  5  9  5  4  4  3  5  8 10 10  9  4  3  3  6
STABILITY               C  C  E  E  E  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING                    1900   700   700   700   600   700  2700  None  2400
STA PRES                  27.12 27.08 27.07 27.07 27.05 27.10 27.12 27.17 27.18


Date          Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26
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       62      79      62      80      63      81      64      84
TEMP          64 65 76 72 65 65 77 73 65 65 78 74 65 66 79 74
DEWPT         64 65 68 68 65 65 69 68 65 65 69 68 65 66 69 69
RH           100100 76 87100100 76 84100100 74 82100100 72 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC B2
POP 12HR           20      70      10      70      10      60      10      60
RAIN SHWRS    IS    SC NM       SC NM       IS NM       IS NM
TSTMS         IS    IS SC       IS SC          SC          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