RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

VAZ012-310800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

Date           03/29/26      Mon 03/30/26            Tue 03/31/26            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                 41          69          49          76          56
TEMP                   43 42 45 60 65 68 63 55 52 50 51 68 72 75 68 61 58 56 58
DEWPT                  27 31 35 42 46 46 47 47 46 47 47 52 52 51 52 52 51 51 52
MIN/MAX RH                   69          45          91          43          84
RH                     53 65 68 51 50 45 56 74 80 89 86 57 49 43 57 72 77 83 80
WIND DIR               SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD                2  2  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  4  3  2  2  3  3
CLOUDS                 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)              52 70 73 53 59 40 56 25 10 13 30 43 57 57 35 41 33 38 60
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          30           5          40          10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS    IS                IS IS SC SC             SC
TSTMS                                                                        IS
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S SW  W SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW  W
T WIND SPD              8  6  5 18 18 16  8  8  6  5  6 21 19 20  8  6  6  9 14
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     4  3  4 49 48 82  4  4  3  3  7 72 55 59  4  3  3  4 14
MAX LVORI               2  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  5  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4
STABILITY               F  F  C  C  D  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  D  D  G  F  G  G  C
CEILING                    5400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.48 27.50 27.44 27.44 27.43 27.45 27.39 27.37 27.38


Date           04/01Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26
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       77      53      78      55      77      56      77      55      67
TEMP          75 68 56 55 76 69 58 56 74 68 58 58 73 69 59 55 65 57
DEWPT         55 55 53 52 52 51 50 52 53 53 53 54 56 54 53 52 51 44
RH            50 63 90 90 43 53 75 86 48 59 83 86 55 59 80 90 60 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           80      30      40      20      60      30      60      50      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC       SC IS IS SC NM SC IS SC NM SC SC SC NM
TSTMS         SC SC                   IS SC          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