RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
413 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

VAZ012-062000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
413 AM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

Date             Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26            Wed 07/08/26
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                 87          66          82          62          86
TEMP          65 69 78 83 84 75 69 68 67 69 76 80 81 75 67 65 63 66 76 80 84 77
DEWPT         64 66 67 66 67 67 66 64 64 67 68 68 68 67 66 65 63 66 69 68 67 67
MAX/MIN RH                   50          96          65         100          57
RH            97 90 69 57 57 76 90 87 90 93 76 67 65 76 97100100100 79 67 57 71
WIND DIR       W  N  W SW SW  W  N  N  N  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC B1 OV SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)     50 63 44 64 77 58 44 39 49 70 33 61 98 37 37 46 60 58 57 83 83 38
VSBY           1 10 10  6  6  7 10 10 10 10 10  6  3  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  7
POP 12HR                     60          20          80          20          60
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM IS                SC  O IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS
TSTMS                  SC NM IS                SC  O IS             IS SC SC IS
Obvis         PF                                                               
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     2  3  5  5  3  3  1  2  2  4  8  9  6  5  2  2  3  2  5  5  6  8
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  4 23 36 16  2  1  1  1  5 32 33 30  3  1  1  2  3 21 29 33  4
MAX LVORI      8  6  3  1  2  4  6  6  7  6  3  3  3  4  8 10 10  9  3  3  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  A  A  B  F  F  G  F  B  A  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  5100  None  None  None  2500  None  1100   600  2200
STA PRES            27.26 27.23 27.25 27.25 27.28 27.26 27.28 27.29 27.31 27.28


Date          Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26Sun 07/12/26
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       63      87      64      84      64      81      62      83
TEMP          65 66 82 77 66 67 79 75 65 65 76 73 64 64 79 74
DEWPT         64 66 67 66 65 66 67 66 65 65 68 66 64 64 65 64
RH            97100 61 69 97 97 67 74100100 76 79100100 62 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      40      20      60      40      70      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS SC IS    SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS SC IS    IS SC SC    IS SC 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