RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

VAZ012-050800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Sat Jul 4 2026

Date           07/04/26      Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            Tue
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                 67          84          66          84          63
TEMP          91 82 72 69 67 70 80 84 80 76 70 68 66 69 79 84 81 75 67 65 63 66
DEWPT         65 65 64 63 63 66 66 65 66 67 66 65 64 66 68 67 68 67 65 64 63 66
MIN/MAX RH                   88          53          95          57         100
RH            42 56 76 81 87 87 62 53 62 74 87 90 93 90 69 57 65 76 93 97100100
WIND DIR       S  W NW  W  W  N  W  S  S SW  N  N  N  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  1  1  1  0  1  2  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  1  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     61 52 53 37 50 25 16 75 78 52 27 56 50 56 43 87 87 51 51 43 63 57
VSBY          10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  1  3  6 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30          70          30          80          30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC             NM NM SC IS       IS IS  O  O SC SC       IS
TSTMS         SC SC SC             NM SC SC             IS SC SC SC            
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     S NW  W  W  W SW  W  W  S  N NW NW SW  S  W NW  N  N            
T WIND SPD    12  4  2  3  2  1  8  5  9  3  3  1  1  1  8  5  6  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           71  2  1  2  1  1 43 30 30  2  2  1  1  1 30 31 30  3            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  5  6  6  1  1  1  3  6  7  8  7  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY      B  F  F  G  F  A  A  B  B  F  G  F  F  B  A  B  B  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  4900  None  2400  None  2800  None      
STA PRES      27.29 27.28 27.26 27.27 27.25 27.25 27.28 27.28 27.26            


Date           07/07Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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       86      61      86      61      87      63      87      63      84
TEMP          81 76 64 65 80 77 64 66 80 78 66 67 80 77 66 66 79 75
DEWPT         66 65 63 64 64 64 61 63 65 65 63 66 67 67 65 66 67 66
RH            60 69 97 97 58 64 90 90 60 64 90 97 65 71 97100 67 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           50      20      40      10      50      20      60      40      70
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS    IS SC       SC SC IS    IS NM SC SC SC NM
TSTMS         IS SC IS       IS       IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS 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