RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026

VAZ012-232000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2026

Date             Thu 04/23/26            Fri 04/24/26            Sat 04/25/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 79          50          79          53          73
TEMP                72 76 77 67 58 54 51 55 75 77 78 70 59 55 53 56 68 70 71 63
DEWPT               43 41 40 41 41 42 41 44 43 42 42 44 46 47 48 49 53 53 51 50
MAX/MIN RH                   26          71          27          82          49
RH                  35 28 26 39 53 64 68 66 32 29 28 39 62 74 83 77 59 55 49 62
WIND DIR            NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD             4  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2
CLOUDS              CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)            1 18 28  8  5 12 18 13 18 38 23 20 24 57 57 88 88 86 86 50
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      5           5          10          40          80
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC  O  O  O  O IS
TSTMS                                                                  SC IS   
MIX HGT              6  8  8 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  6  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          20 14 11  3  2  4  4  4 12 10 13  6  4  5  5  8 11 16 14 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                142135108  2  1  2  2  4 98 93120  3  2  3  3  8 37 52 53  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4600  1400  2700
STA PRES            27.30 27.23 27.22 27.19 27.17 27.11 27.11 27.07 27.09 27.08


Date          Sun 04/26/26Mon 04/27/26Tue 04/28/26Wed 04/29/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       46      76      47      71      53      73      47      73
TEMP          51 49 73 66 51 49 68 64 56 55 69 66 54 51 70 64
DEWPT         47 44 43 46 45 44 47 47 48 51 53 50 47 46 43 42
RH            86 83 34 48 80 83 47 54 74 86 57 56 77 83 38 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      20      30      80      70      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS       IS    IS IS SC SC  O NM SC SC IS SC IS
TSTMS                                 IS IS    SC          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