RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

VAZ012-190800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Sun Oct 18 2026

Date           10/17/26      Sun 10/18/26            Mon 10/19/26            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                 29          57          32          64          35
TEMP                      31 32 47 54 56 44 40 37 35 34 53 62 63 51 42 40 38 36
DEWPT                     26 24 24 26 28 30 28 26 25 23 29 30 34 35 34 32 31 29
MIN/MAX RH                   84          33          67          30          80
RH                        81 72 40 34 34 57 62 64 66 64 39 30 34 54 73 73 76 75
WIND DIR                  NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   3  3  6  6  4  2  2  2  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                  3  2  2  3  3  2  3  2  3  2  3  7  3  1  6  3  4  3
VSBY                      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  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                 N  N  E  E  E  E  E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                 2  1 16 11 10  3  2  2  2  2  8 12 12  8  4  4  4  4
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        1  1 38 40 29  2  1  1  1  2 14 45 41  4  2  2  2  4
MAX LVORI                  5  3  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  4  4  4
STABILITY                  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.61 27.68 27.63 27.61 27.57 27.53 27.45 27.43 27.40


Date           10/20Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26Sat 10/24/26
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       69      35      68      36      67      36      65      37      64
TEMP          66 54 41 36 65 53 41 37 64 53 43 39 63 50 43 39 61 52
DEWPT         34 38 36 34 40 41 38 35 40 42 39 36 42 43 41 38 44 44
RH            30 54 82 92 40 64 89 92 41 66 86 89 46 77 93 96 53 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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