RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
342 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

VAZ012-292000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
342 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

Date             Wed 07/29/26            Thu 07/30/26            Fri 07/31/26
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                 76          55          77          54          84
TEMP          64 64 71 74 75 69 61 59 56 58 68 74 76 70 60 56 54 58 73 80 83 75
DEWPT         62 63 63 60 60 59 58 57 55 56 57 57 57 57 55 54 52 56 59 57 57 60
MAX/MIN RH                   58          97          51          95          40
RH            93 97 76 62 60 70 90 93 96 93 68 55 52 63 84 93 93 93 62 45 41 60
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  W  N  N  W  W  W
WIND SPD       4  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  0  1  0  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     55 34 16 10 11  6 34 26 13  3  4  3  0  1  3  1  7 19 18 25 23 23
VSBY           7  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT       <1  1  3  4  4  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD    11 12 21 23 21 10  5 13  5 12 14 13 14  9  4  3  3  3  8  3  5  6
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            8 23 83123119  5  3  6  3 18 57 75 80  4  2  2  2  3 39 25 40  3
MAX LVORI      6  5  3  1  1  3  6  6  8  5  1  1  1  3  5  7  7  6  1  2  1  3
STABILITY      E  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.10 27.12 27.17 27.18 27.21 27.21 27.25 27.25 27.26 27.23


Date          Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26
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      63      79      63      80      63      83
TEMP          62 64 79 74 66 65 75 71 65 65 76 72 65 65 79 74
DEWPT         57 60 63 64 64 65 68 67 65 65 68 67 64 65 68 68
RH            84 87 58 71 93100 79 87100100 76 84 97100 69 82
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0      20      40      80      50      60      20      60
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC SC SC  O SC IS SC NM IS    IS NM
TSTMS                  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