RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

VAZ012-052000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
331 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

Date             Sun 07/05/26            Mon 07/06/26            Tue 07/07/26
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                 82          63          89          63          85
TEMP          65 69 80 82 81 73 68 66 64 66 79 84 83 75 68 65 64 66 76 79 83 76
DEWPT         62 66 69 66 67 66 65 65 64 66 69 68 68 68 66 65 64 66 69 68 67 66
MAX/MIN RH                   58         100          53         100          60
RH            90 90 69 58 63 79 90 97100100 72 59 61 79 93100100100 79 69 59 71
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  S  S  N  N  N  W  W  W SW SW  N  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD       1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  1  0  1  1  1  1  2  2  1
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)     29 31 31 67 55 45 19 25 32 37 28 43 67 63 63 51 61 60 55 80 80 35
VSBY           3  6 10 10 10 10  8  4  3  9 10 10 10 10  9  1  2  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          20          70          50          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS                   SC SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM IS
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                   SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS
Obvis         PF PF                                                            
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR    SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD     3  3  8 11 10  9  3  3  2  1  8 13 14 10  4  6  6 10 21 18 17 16
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  3 39 64 37  4  2  2  1  1 33 94 59  5  2  3  3 11 74 81 65  7
MAX LVORI      7  6  3  1  1  4  7  8 10 10  3  1  1  4  8  9  9  7  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  5500  None  None  None  3000  1800   100   100  1700
STA PRES            27.24 27.18 27.20 27.21 27.23 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.25 27.24


Date          Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26Sat 07/11/26
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       61      85      62      87      63      85      63      84
TEMP          63 64 80 76 64 65 82 77 66 66 79 76 66 65 78 74
DEWPT         63 64 65 65 62 64 65 65 63 65 67 66 64 65 66 65
RH           100100 60 69 93 97 56 67 90 97 67 71 93100 67 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC B1 FW FW SC B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           20      40      10      40       5      50      40      60
RAIN SHWRS    IS    IS SC       IS SC       IS SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS         IS       SC       IS SC       IS SC IS    IS SC

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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