RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Sep 24 2026

Date           09/24/26      Fri 09/25/26            Sat 09/26/26            Sun
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                 38          71          39          72          41
TEMP                44 42 39 40 57 69 70 53 47 43 41 41 59 69 71 57 47 44 42 43
DEWPT               44 42 39 38 42 41 44 45 42 39 38 39 45 45 46 46 45 43 41 42
MIN/MAX RH                  100          35          94          39         100
RH                 100100100 92 57 36 39 74 83 86 89 92 60 42 41 67 93 96 96 96
WIND DIR             E NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           18 22 14  9  4  7 12 32 30 10 10 26 19  7  5  3  9  4  8  4
VSBY                10  9  3  1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis               PF PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NE NE  N  W  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W NW  N NW NW            
T WIND SPD           4  4  2  2 10 10 10  8  5  4  4  3 11 14 16  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  2 23 39 40  4  3  2  2  4 29 59 63  4            
MAX LVORI            9  9 10  8  2  1  1  3  5  6  6  6  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.41 27.39 27.38 27.32 27.34 27.29 27.30 27.26            


Date           09/27Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26
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       72      43      75      44      80      48      81      54      81
TEMP          69 56 46 45 71 59 48 46 75 62 52 51 76 67 58 56 76 69
DEWPT         48 48 45 44 51 52 46 45 52 54 48 48 58 59 54 54 62 62
RH            47 74 96 96 49 78 93 96 45 75 86 89 54 75 86 93 62 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS 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