RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

VAZ012-310800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EDT Thu Jul 30 2026

Date           07/29/26      Thu 07/30/26            Fri 07/31/26            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                 53          76          53          83          60
TEMP                   57 56 58 68 73 75 68 59 56 54 59 73 79 82 72 64 62 61 64
DEWPT                  56 54 55 55 55 56 56 54 52 51 54 57 55 56 59 58 56 56 59
MIN/MAX RH                   98          52          90          41          84
RH                     96 93 90 63 53 52 65 83 86 90 83 57 44 41 64 81 81 84 84
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  W  W  W  N  N SE SE
WIND SPD                5  5  5  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              13 12 10  2  5  3  2  4  1  5 12 17 27 18 19 39 45 62 65
VSBY                   10  9 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N  N  N  N NW  N  W  W  N  W  N SE            
T WIND SPD              5  5 12 17 13 14 10  4  3  2  1  1  2  0  3            
DISPERSION             PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  3 16 62 71 83  5  2  2  1  1  5 15  0  2            
MAX LVORI               6  6  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  5  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.21 27.23 27.24 27.29 27.29 27.30 27.24            


Date           08/01Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26
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      63      77      62      79      62      81      63      81
TEMP          78 74 67 65 74 71 66 65 75 72 65 65 78 73 65 65 77 73
DEWPT         62 64 64 65 69 68 65 65 69 68 64 65 68 68 65 65 69 68
RH            58 71 90100 84 90 97100 82 87 97100 71 84100100 76 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           40      50      80      50      70      20      60      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC  O SC IS SC NM IS    IS NM IS    IS NM
TSTMS            SC IS    IS SC SC       SC          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