RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

VAZ012-060800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

Date           10/05/26      Tue 10/06/26            Wed 10/07/26            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                 38          70          40          75          46
TEMP          68 58 51 47 44 41 57 66 68 58 52 48 45 43 63 71 72 59 53 52 49 48
DEWPT         46 45 43 41 39 39 46 49 49 49 47 45 44 43 53 52 52 52 50 48 48 47
MIN/MAX RH                   91          49         100          47         100
RH            45 62 74 79 82 92 67 54 51 72 83 89 96100 70 51 49 78 89 86 96 96
WIND DIR      NW  N  N  N NE  E SE  S SE SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       5  3  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  3
CLOUDS        CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      4  1  1  7 23 23 20 10 11 11  2  3  7  4  2  1  2  4  5  7  9  6
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  0 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  N  N  N NW NE SE  S  S SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    12 11  6  2  1  1  6  3  2  4  3  1  2  4 10 10  9  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           47  5  3  1  1  1 14 13  9  2  2  1  1  5 30 42 40  3            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  5  6  7  3  2  2  3  5  7  8  9  3  1  1  4            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.39 27.36 27.38 27.31 27.30 27.28 27.28 27.23            


Date           10/08Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26
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       76      45      75      47      72      48      66      48      69
TEMP          73 59 51 47 71 60 52 48 68 59 52 49 63 57 52 50 65 59
DEWPT         53 51 46 44 49 50 46 45 51 50 47 48 53 52 51 50 57 56
RH            49 75 83 89 46 69 80 89 54 72 83 96 70 83 96100 75 90
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      40      40      30
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC SC SC SC SC 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