RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

VAZ012-050800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

Date           10/04/26      Mon 10/05/26            Tue 10/06/26            Wed
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                 49          71          38          70          41
TEMP             62 56 54 51 50 61 69 69 55 48 43 40 40 57 66 69 58 49 47 42 44
DEWPT            61 56 54 51 48 51 48 46 45 42 40 38 38 46 48 48 48 46 44 42 43
MIN/MAX RH                  100          42          99          47         100
RH               97100100100 93 70 47 44 69 80 89 92 92 67 52 47 69 89 89100 96
WIND DIR          N  N NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N SE  S  S SE  S  N SW  W
WIND SPD          1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  0  2  1  1  1  1  0  1  2
CLOUDS           B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        85 91 75 65 45 44  7  7  2  4  5 12 10 10  5  4  3  4  7  8  8
VSBY             10  6  5  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
Obvis               PF PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW  N NW  N  N  N  N  N NW  N SE  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD        4 10 10 12 13 13 13 14  8  5  3  1  0  9  3  2  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  5  5  6 14 36 52 58  4  3  2  1  0 22 14 10  2            
MAX LVORI         9  9  9  9  5  3  1  1  3  4  7  8  8  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  A  A  G            
CEILING               200   100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.34 27.33 27.35 27.34 27.37 27.37 27.37 27.29            


Date           10/07Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
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       75      47      75      45      76      45      72      46      67
TEMP          72 62 52 48 72 62 51 47 72 62 51 46 68 60 50 47 62 58
DEWPT         53 53 48 47 53 52 47 44 52 51 46 44 51 50 47 46 54 54
RH            51 72 86 96 51 70 86 89 49 67 83 93 54 69 89 96 75 86
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC NM

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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