RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
831 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026

Date           08/24/26      Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26            Thu
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                 51          82          55          84          61
TEMP                57 53 51 53 70 78 81 70 60 58 56 59 76 83 80 71 66 63 61 63
DEWPT               50 48 46 48 52 51 51 53 52 51 51 54 61 61 63 62 62 61 60 61
MIN/MAX RH                   86          35          86          49          97
RH                  77 83 83 83 53 39 35 55 75 77 83 83 60 47 56 73 87 93 97 93
WIND DIR             N  N  N NW  N  W  W NW  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             1  0  0  1  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           11 29 29 39 16 17 20 14  8 36 44 53 34 56 52 56 60 51 54 59
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5 10 10 10 10 10  0  2 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          30          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC       IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                      SC SC               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  4 <1            
T WIND DIR           N  N NW  W NW NW NW  E  E  S  S  S SW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           3  2  1  1  4  6  3  2  2  2  2  3 12 10 10  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  1 16 40 22  1  1  1  1  3 69 69 53  3            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  5  2  1  2  2  4  4  5  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.34 27.35 27.37 27.33 27.35 27.35 27.34 27.31            


Date           08/27Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26
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       84      60      83      59      84      60      86      62      88
TEMP          82 71 63 62 79 72 62 62 80 73 63 63 81 75 65 65 83 76
DEWPT         65 65 62 62 65 63 60 61 63 63 61 62 63 63 62 63 65 64
RH            56 81 97100 62 73 93 97 56 71 93 97 54 66 90 93 55 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           60      30      30       5      20       5      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC    IS SC          IS                      IS
TSTMS         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