RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

VAZ012-060800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            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                 61          81          56          79          52
TEMP             73 67 65 63 63 71 76 74 67 62 61 58 57 67 74 77 69 60 57 53 55
DEWPT            67 66 65 63 63 68 67 67 64 62 59 57 57 61 61 61 59 57 55 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                  100          68         100          58         100
RH               81 97100100100 90 74 79 90100 93 96100 81 64 58 70 90 93100 96
WIND DIR         NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          1  1  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1
CLOUDS           B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        52 48 62 57 55 56 78 73 82 80 65 64 65 58 55 42 27 14 11 13 23
VSBY             10 10  5  1  1 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     30          80          20           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS       SC SC NM NM IS                                    
TSTMS            IS             IS SC SC                                       
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW SW  N  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD        6  4  2  1  0  3  3  9 12 11  8  6  9 13 14 10  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  2  1  1  0 10 15 25  6  5  4  3 10 45 77 59  3            
MAX LVORI         6  9 10 10 10  5  3  3  6  9  6  8  7  4  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  A  G            
CEILING              None  1100   300   800   100   100   200  None  None      
STA PRES            27.19 27.18 27.20 27.19 27.26 27.30 27.36 27.36            


Date           09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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       82      54      86      60      86      58      81      53      83
TEMP          78 70 59 57 81 73 64 62 82 73 63 59 77 68 57 56 79 70
DEWPT         60 59 55 54 61 61 58 58 65 64 61 59 61 59 55 54 59 59
RH            54 68 87 90 51 66 81 87 56 73 93100 58 73 93 93 50 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       0      40      40      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC IS IS SC          IS
TSTMS                                    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