RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

VAZ012-262000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1001 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

Date             Wed 08/26/26            Thu 08/27/26            Fri 08/28/26
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                 79          61          86          61          83
TEMP                71 78 77 70 66 64 62 63 76 82 80 70 65 63 61 63 75 81 77 68
DEWPT               59 59 60 61 63 61 60 61 65 64 65 65 64 62 61 62 66 65 65 64
MAX/MIN RH                   52          94          51         100          58
RH                  66 52 56 73 90 90 93 93 69 55 60 84 97 97100 97 74 58 67 87
WIND DIR             S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SW  N  N  W  W NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD             5  6  6  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  0
CLOUDS              SC B2 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           38 78 67 64 77 40 37 57 44 61 63 58 69 57 57 63 75 72 72 56
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  4  6 10  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5          50          30          60
RAIN SHWRS                IS                   SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS NM NM   
TSTMS                     IS                   SC SC IS                SC SC   
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT              4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S  S  S SW  S SW  W  W  S SW  S SW  W  W NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD          11 11  8  4  5  3  3  2  8  5 10  4  2  2  3  2  3  5  5  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 52 73 34  2  3  2  2  2 36 36 41  2  1  1  2  2 12 27 21  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  4  6  7  7  6  3  1  1  5  8  8 10  9  3  2  3  5
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    2000  None  None  None  2500   400   100   200  2200
STA PRES                  27.30 27.29 27.27 27.28 27.24 27.26 27.28 27.34 27.33


Date          Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
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       60      83      61      86      62      88      64      89
TEMP          62 62 81 70 63 63 81 74 65 64 83 76 66 65 84 77
DEWPT         61 61 64 64 63 63 63 64 63 63 64 65 63 63 65 66
RH            97 97 56 81100100 54 71 93 97 53 69 90 93 53 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           10      30       0      10       0      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS             SC                                  IS
TSTMS                  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