RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

VAZ012-230800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026

Date           09/21/26      Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26            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                 60          74          53          63          47
TEMP                      61 62 69 72 69 65 61 58 56 55 59 61 61 57 54 52 50 48
DEWPT                     61 62 67 65 64 62 60 57 56 55 59 60 60 57 54 52 50 48
MIN/MAX RH                  100          76         100          91         100
RH                       100100 93 79 84 90 97 96100100100 97 97100100100100100
WIND DIR                   N  N SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                   0  0  1  1  1  2  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  3
WIND GUST                                                           14         
CLOUDS                    B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 76 86 88 90 94 92 94 89 81 83 85 88 89 89 89 86 84 81
VSBY                       4  3  9  9  5  5  5  6  6  4  5  3  3  3  3  3  3   
POP 12HR                     70          90          60          70          80
RAIN                                                  C  C  C  L  D  D  D  D   
RAIN SHWRS                SC IS IS SC  O NM SC SC IS                           
TSTMS                     IS IS IS SC SC                                       
Obvis                     PF PF                PF PF PF PF                     
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  1 <1  1  1  1
T WIND DIR                 S SE SE  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
T WIND SPD                 6  3  2  2  8 11 12 10 10 11 11 16 13 11 14 13 11 10
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3  3  4  6 12  5  8  7  7 18 20 33 28  8 10  9  5 18
MAX LVORI                  9  9  6  4  4  6  6  6  8  5  5  4  4  8  7  8  9  5
STABILITY                  F  C  C  C  C  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  F  C
CEILING                     100   100   500   200   200   300   300   300   300
STA PRES                  27.28 27.32 27.33 27.37 27.40 27.45 27.45 27.45 27.44


Date           09/24Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26
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       63      43      69      41      69      42      70      43      74
TEMP          59 57 47 45 65 56 45 43 64 55 45 44 66 57 46 46 70 61
DEWPT         56 54 47 45 50 48 43 41 45 46 43 42 48 48 44 44 52 54
RH            90 90100100 58 74 93 93 50 72 93 93 52 72 93 93 53 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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