RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

VAZ012-020800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

Date           05/01/26      Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26            Mon
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          59          32          62          39
TEMP                47 43 39 40 51 56 57 48 41 37 34 38 51 59 61 53 44 41 41 47
DEWPT               38 36 32 31 28 27 27 27 27 27 28 29 27 27 28 30 31 31 32 35
MIN/MAX RH                   79          31          78          27          69
RH                  71 76 76 70 41 32 31 44 57 67 78 70 39 29 28 41 60 67 70 63
WIND DIR            NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             4  4  3  3  5  6  6  5  3  2  2  3  5  5  4  3  3  3  4  4
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           84 80 86 86 85 43 31 18 12 10 22 14  5  5  5  9 16 23 34 39
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0          10
MIX HGT              1  1 <1  1  3  6  7  1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD          13 14  3 14 16 20 23 20  6  5  5 13 14 13 14  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  9 10  6 28 49135147  7  5  3  3 42 88 98111  4            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  F  B  B  A  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              2400  1100  7300  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.13 27.14 27.14 27.11 27.19 27.24 27.28 27.23            


Date           05/04Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
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      46      77      52      72      50      66      40      64
TEMP          69 64 51 50 76 68 56 54 69 65 57 54 63 55 44 42 62 55
DEWPT         43 44 44 44 39 42 44 47 52 52 52 51 47 40 38 37 36 35
RH            39 48 77 80 26 39 64 77 55 63 83 90 56 57 79 82 38 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20       5      10      40      60      80      60      20      10
RAIN SHWRS       IS                SC SC NM NM  O NM SC IS IS      
TSTMS            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