RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

VAZ012-102100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1231 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

Date             Sat 01/10/26            Sun 01/11/26            Mon 01/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 61          29          36          18          43
TEMP                   59 60 55 50 42 34 30 34 33 30 25 24 22 20 19 31 40 42 34
DEWPT                  54 53 51 47 38 28 21 21 14 11 12 13 15 14 14 15 12 13 15
MAX/MIN RH                   81          89          43          83          28
RH                     83 78 86 89 86 78 69 58 45 44 57 62 74 77 80 51 31 30 45
WIND DIR                S  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                3  3  3  5  6 12 11 14 19 18 17 16  5  4  3  3  3  3  2
WIND GUST              17 17 13    17    21 28 34 33 29 26 16                  
CLOUDS                 OV OV B2 B2 OV SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)              88 88 86 87 89 43 54 58 67 41 30 42 44 30 15  6  5  4  6
VSBY                    3  6  7  5  4 10 10  5  4  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100          60          40           5           0
RAIN                    D  L  C  C                                             
SNOW                                         C  C  S                           
MIX HGT                 1  2 <1  1  2  2  2  4  5  4  2  2  2  1 <1  1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR             SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD             10 10  6 16 25 24 20 40 42 37 33 32 26 19 11 12 12 14  9
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR FR             GD GD PR VP             VP
ADI                    18 24  3 11 17 27 37115130103 45 43 18  9 13 24 41 47  4
MAX LVORI               4  3  6  5  4  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  4  4  2  1  1  2
STABILITY               C  C  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                     700   700  None 14900  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.13 27.16 27.18 27.21 27.30 27.40 27.44 27.47 27.38


Date          Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       25      52      35      47      23      33      16      38
TEMP          28 26 51 40 38 35 46 38 32 24 31 25 19 19 37 32
DEWPT         17 17 20 23 25 27 29 30 27 20 15 13 12 10 12 18
RH            63 68 29 50 59 72 51 73 81 84 51 60 74 67 35 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0      10      40      60      40      20      10
RAIN                             C  C  L  L                  
SNOW                                   S  L  C  C  S  S      

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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