RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

VAZ012-030800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026

Date           07/02/26      Fri 07/03/26            Sat 07/04/26            Sun
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                 65          94          66          97          66
TEMP          93 85 71 68 68 70 83 87 87 78 69 67 67 71 88 95 91 79 70 67 66 69
DEWPT         60 64 64 63 61 65 66 62 63 66 65 63 61 65 66 63 64 66 65 63 62 66
MIN/MAX RH                   86          39          87          35          92
RH            33 50 79 84 78 84 57 43 45 67 87 87 81 81 48 35 41 64 84 87 87 90
WIND DIR      NE  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  W  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       1  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      2  7 17 23  7 20  9 35 57 44 28 19 15 31  8 61 61 74 56 31 31 31
VSBY          10 10 10 10  7 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  7  7 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0          40          10          40          30
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC                   SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                              IS SC                   SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE NE NW NW NW  W  N  W  E SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     5  1  1  3  3  1  0  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  5  3  4  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           47  1  1  2  2  1  0 10 11  2  2  2  2  2 31 26 22  3            
MAX LVORI      1  2  4  5  4  6  3  2  2  3  5  5  5  5  1  2  2  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4000  None      
STA PRES            27.39 27.40 27.42 27.36 27.35 27.34 27.34 27.29            


Date           07/05Mon 07/06/26Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26
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       95      64      91      63      87      62      86      62      86
TEMP          92 78 66 68 88 76 65 66 82 77 65 66 80 77 65 65 84 75
DEWPT         63 66 64 66 67 67 64 66 66 65 63 65 66 65 63 65 67 66
RH            38 67 93 93 50 74 97100 58 67 93 97 62 67 93100 57 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2
POP 12HR           60      40      70      30      50      30      50      30      60
RAIN SHWRS       NM SC    SC NM SC    IS SC SC    SC SC SC IS SC NM
TSTMS            SC SC    IS SC SC    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