RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

VAZ012-080900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1232 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date           03/06/26      Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon
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                 54          76          56          65          48
TEMP                   57 54 54 70 76 75 65 62 59 58 57 62 65 63 57 53 52 50 49
DEWPT                  53 51 51 56 55 55 54 54 55 55 53 55 53 50 49 48 48 48 47
MIN/MAX RH                   90          47          91          62          95
RH                     86 90 90 61 48 50 68 75 87 90 86 78 65 62 75 83 86 93 93
WIND DIR                S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                2  2  2  2  5  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 FW SC SC FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)              21 32 42 23 67 66 90 90 84 92 89 91 90 81 76 67 59 69 72
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  4  4  6 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          50          80          70          10
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC  O  O NM NM NM NM NM NM               
TSTMS                              IS SC IS                                    
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  6  4  1  2  1  2  2  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW SW            
T WIND SPD              4  4  5  8 21 25  9 10 13 18 16 12 10  6  3            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  6 22 72 69  4  5  9 12 29 22 22 15  2            
MAX LVORI               6  6  5  2  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  3  3  2  4            
STABILITY               G  G  B  B  D  D  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  3000  2400   500     0 17200 35000      
STA PRES                  27.43 27.40 27.30 27.26 27.24 27.25 27.25            


Date           03/09Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
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       71      50      74      55      74      44      55      33      54
TEMP          68 61 52 51 73 63 57 56 73 64 55 44 53 43 36 34 51 47
DEWPT         47 46 47 47 53 53 52 52 55 53 49 39 29 26 25 25 30 34
RH            47 58 83 86 49 70 83 86 53 67 80 82 39 51 64 69 44 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           20      30      50      30      60      80      50      20      20
RAIN                                               C  C  S  S  S  S
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM  O  O                  
TSTMS                        IS                                    

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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