RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

VAZ012-152000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Date             Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26
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                 80          59          79          41          53
TEMP                72 78 79 71 64 62 60 60 72 77 73 58 51 48 44 41 45 51 50 41
DEWPT               66 67 67 66 64 61 60 60 62 60 59 56 49 45 42 41 40 37 34 33
MAX/MIN RH                   67          99          55          97          54
RH                  81 69 67 84100 97100100 71 56 62 93 93 89 93100 82 59 54 73
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             3  2  2  1  2  1  2  4  4  4  4  8  9  9  9  8  5  4  4  3
WIND GUST                                                  19                  
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           51 50 49 33 20 23 22  4  4  8 48 80 83 71 73 73 64 40 23 20
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  6  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          10          50          70          20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC                      IS NM NM SC SC IS IS         
TSTMS                  SC IS                                                   
MIX HGT              1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4  2  2  2  1  2  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW  S SE  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD           8  9  6  4  6  5  5 16 25 24 20 20 21 26 21 17 27 26 28 27
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 14 27 16  2  3  3  3 17 92142 90 23 29 30 24 35 64111116 12
MAX LVORI            4  3  3  5  9  9  9  5  3  1  1  5  4  4  5  4  4  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   700   700   500  None
STA PRES            27.36 27.32 27.30 27.24 27.19 27.12 27.17 27.18 27.29 27.41


Date          Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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       30      56      31      60      37      64      39      66
TEMP          35 30 52 44 36 33 57 49 42 39 62 53 45 40 63 54
DEWPT         30 26 32 33 29 29 41 43 40 38 45 46 42 39 47 48
RH            82 85 46 65 75 85 55 80 93 96 54 77 89 96 56 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      10      20       5       5       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS                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