RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

VAZ012-140800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 PM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

Date           09/13/26      Mon 09/14/26            Tue 09/15/26            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                 61          81          53          82          54
TEMP             71 64 63 62 62 71 78 79 67 58 56 54 54 68 78 81 71 61 57 54 56
DEWPT            65 63 61 61 62 65 62 58 56 54 51 51 51 57 62 63 61 58 54 52 53
MIN/MAX RH                  100          48          93          53          93
RH               81 97 93 97100 81 58 49 68 86 83 90 90 68 58 54 71 90 90 93 90
WIND DIR         NW NW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  N  N  N
WIND SPD          2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS           FW SC B1 SC B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        13 34 55 34 72 50 45 14  6 23 20 33 27 19 20  7  6  8 11  9 10
VSBY             10 10 10  9  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0  0  1
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE NE SE  S  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD        5  5  8  8 13 16 12 10  5  2  1  3  1  6  3  3  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  3  4  4 12 54 64 53  3  1  1  2  1 18 15 16  2            
MAX LVORI         5  8  6  8  7  3  1  1  3  5  6  7  6  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY         G  G  F  G  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.31 27.33 27.40 27.40 27.45 27.48 27.54 27.51            


Date           09/16Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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      58      87      59      86      59      83      59      83
TEMP          83 74 62 60 83 74 62 61 81 72 64 60 79 70 62 61 78 70
DEWPT         64 62 57 56 63 62 58 58 65 65 61 60 65 64 60 60 66 64
RH            53 66 84 87 51 66 87 90 58 79 90100 62 81 93 97 67 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5      30       5      40      10      40      10      50
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC       IS SC          SC       IS SC
TSTMS                        IS          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