RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

VAZ012-100800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

Date           07/08/26      Thu 07/09/26            Fri 07/10/26            Sat
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                 62          84          62          82          62
TEMP                      64 65 74 78 78 72 66 65 64 65 74 77 77 72 67 65 63 65
DEWPT                     64 65 68 68 68 66 65 64 64 65 69 68 68 66 65 65 63 65
MIN/MAX RH                  100          64         100          68         100
RH                       100100 82 71 71 81 97 97100100 84 74 74 81 93100100100
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   3  3  3  4  3  2  2  3  3  4  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS                    SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                 36 47 54 63 64 33 36 51 64 63 68 90 59 73 73 80 80 81
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  5  7
POP 12HR                     20          70          20          80          70
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC IS             SC  O SC NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS                              SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS IS IS IS   
MIX HGT                   <1  1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  3  1            
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD                 5 11 13 16 17 11  4  4  5  4 13 17 23 13            
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        3 18 53 61 69  5  2  2  3  7 37 49 85  6            
MAX LVORI                  9  5  3  3  3  5  9  9  9  8  4  3  1  4            
STABILITY                  F  B  A  C  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None   100   100  1800   900      
STA PRES                  27.25 27.26 27.24 27.26 27.26 27.28 27.24            


Date           07/11Sun 07/12/26Mon 07/13/26Tue 07/14/26Wed 07/15/26
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       79      59      80      58      79      56      84      59      89
TEMP          74 70 62 63 75 71 62 60 74 71 60 60 79 75 61 62 83 79
DEWPT         68 66 62 63 66 64 61 60 61 61 58 59 60 61 58 61 62 64
RH            82 87100100 74 79 97100 64 71 93 96 52 62 90 97 49 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           80      50      60      30      40       5      10       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O SC SC SC NM SC    SC SC                        
TSTMS         IS SC SC IS IS SC 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