RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

VAZ012-090800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

Date           09/08/26      Wed 09/09/26            Thu 09/10/26            Fri
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                 54          85          58          85          60
TEMP          77 66 60 58 56 57 75 81 81 70 64 62 60 61 76 81 83 74 66 63 61 62
DEWPT         62 62 60 57 55 56 62 61 61 61 60 57 55 56 64 65 65 64 63 63 61 62
MIN/MAX RH                  100          47          92          54         100
RH            60 87100 96 96 96 64 51 51 73 87 84 84 84 66 58 55 71 90100100100
WIND DIR       S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       3  2  1  1  1  1  2  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     57 26 25 33 38 35 20 42 36  8 12  0  0  0 15 23 16 54 54 47 62 58
VSBY          10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC       SC
TSTMS                                                            IS            
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S  S SW  W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     5  4  5  4  3  2 11 10 11  5  4  5  5  5 17 12 10  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           23  2  3  2  2  2 47 74 62  3  2  3  3  6 76 72 57  3            
MAX LVORI      2  5  9  6  7  6  1  1  1  3  6  5  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  G  G  G  G  A  B  A  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.50 27.50 27.51 27.44 27.40 27.37 27.35 27.26            


Date           09/11Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26Tue 09/15/26
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       83      59      83      60      84      60      85      58      86
TEMP          81 71 63 62 77 71 64 62 79 72 64 62 80 72 62 61 81 72
DEWPT         68 66 63 62 69 67 64 62 68 67 63 62 66 64 61 60 66 65
RH            65 84100100 76 87100100 69 84 97100 62 76 97 97 60 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR           70      30      80      20      50       5      30       5      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC    SC  O IS       SC          SC          SC
TSTMS            SC IS    IS SC IS       SC          IS          IS

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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