RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

VAZ012-110800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

Date           07/09/26      Fri 07/10/26            Sat 07/11/26            Sun
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                 63          78          63          80          59
TEMP                      64 66 73 76 71 70 67 65 65 65 71 75 78 73 65 63 60 63
DEWPT                     63 66 68 68 66 66 65 64 64 65 69 68 67 66 64 63 60 63
MIN/MAX RH                  100          75         100          70         100
RH                        97100 84 76 84 87 93 97 97100 93 79 69 79 97100100100
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  N  W  W
WIND SPD                   5  6  5  9  9  5  6  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  0  1  1
CLOUDS                    B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 63 77 72 79 66 65 79 64 66 75 76 86 76 62 75 73 83 82
VSBY                       8  9 10 10 10 10  8  8  4  5  8  8  6  8  3  1  1  2
POP 12HR                     10          70          60          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                      IS NM SC SC NM SC SC IS SC  O SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                              SC IS                IS SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT                   <1  1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W SW  W  W  S NW NW  W  W NW  W NW            
T WIND SPD                 5  6 13 12 17  8  2  5  4  9  9 14 14  9            
DISPERSION                PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3 11 49 42 66  4  1  3  2 15 24 52 52  4            
MAX LVORI                  9  7  3  3  3  5  7  6  8  5  5  4  3  5            
STABILITY                  G  B  A  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                     400   600  1700   700   100   100  2200   900      
STA PRES                  27.25 27.27 27.26 27.25 27.26 27.31 27.30            


Date           07/12Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26
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       80      58      78      56      85      59      90      63      90
TEMP          75 72 62 61 73 71 60 60 80 76 61 64 85 80 65 66 85 80
DEWPT         66 65 62 61 61 60 57 59 60 61 58 61 62 64 62 64 64 64
RH            74 79100100 66 68 90 96 51 60 90 90 46 58 90 93 50 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           80      30      40       5       5       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC SC SC IS                               IS IS
TSTMS         IS SC IS       IS                                  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