RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

VAZ012-172000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date             Thu 09/17/26            Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26
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                 83          65          81          62          81
TEMP                80 82 80 72 68 67 67 68 76 80 78 71 66 65 64 63 70 76 79 71
DEWPT               67 66 67 67 66 65 65 66 68 67 68 67 66 65 64 63 66 67 67 66
MAX/MIN RH                   58          98          66         100          66
RH                  65 58 65 84 93 93 93 93 76 65 71 87100100100100 87 74 67 84
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  1  2
CLOUDS              FW SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)            7 47 73 47 47 26 45 35 48 61 56 30 43 50 67 71 79 70 70 47
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  6  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          20          50          10          60
RAIN SHWRS             IS IS IS                SC SC             IS IS NM NM   
TSTMS                  IS IS IS                SC SC                   IS IS   
MIX HGT              4  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  N NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  E SE SE  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           8  6  3  5  6  6  6  9 14 14 11 10  6  3  4  8  9  6  6  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 35 41 10  3  3  3  3 10 55 62 37  5  3  2  2  6 22 23 20  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  3  5  6  6  6  6  3  1  3  5  9 10  9  8  4  3  3  5
STABILITY            B  B  C  F  F  G  F  B  B  C  C  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None   200   200  1400
STA PRES            27.53 27.47 27.46 27.41 27.42 27.36 27.35 27.32 27.35 27.30


Date          Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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      85      61      84      59      77      57      73
TEMP          63 62 83 72 64 63 80 71 63 61 72 67 61 58 68 65
DEWPT         62 62 68 67 63 63 67 67 63 61 67 65 60 58 64 62
RH            97100 61 84 97100 65 87100100 84 93 97100 87 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5      50      10      80      40      60      40      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC       SC  O SC    SC NM SC    SC SC
TSTMS                  SC          SC          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