RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

VAZ012-242000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

Date             Thu 09/24/26            Fri 09/25/26            Sat 09/26/26
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                 63          38          70          39          71
TEMP                   56 61 54 46 43 40 40 56 66 67 53 46 42 39 41 59 68 71 57
DEWPT                  52 51 49 45 42 39 39 44 42 43 44 41 39 36 37 43 43 44 46
MAX/MIN RH                   69          99          38          91          37
RH                     86 70 83 96 96 96 96 64 42 42 71 83 89 89 85 55 40 38 67
WIND DIR                E  E NE  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              70 45 23  7  5 11  8  3  4  3 12 13  9  4  7  8  9  6  7
VSBY                    8 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                     80           0           0           0           0
RAIN                                                                           
MIX HGT                 2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR             NE NE NE NE NE  N NW NE NE  N NW NW NW NW  W NW  N NW NW
T WIND SPD             11  8  6  8  2  2  2  6  9  9  9  4  3  3  3  8 12 13  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    33 30  3  4  1  1  2 17 38 41  4  2  2  2  3 19 54 58  4
MAX LVORI               4  3  5  8  7  8  8  2  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  2  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.42 27.42 27.39 27.39 27.33 27.34 27.31 27.32 27.29


Date          Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26
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       41      70      42      73      44      78      50      80
TEMP          44 43 67 56 45 44 69 59 47 47 74 63 53 52 76 67
DEWPT         42 41 46 47 43 43 48 50 45 45 51 54 49 49 60 61
RH            93 93 47 72 93 96 47 72 93 93 44 72 86 89 58 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              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