RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

VAZ012-080800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

Date           05/07/26      Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun
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                 34          68          43          73          47
TEMP             54 46 39 35 40 57 64 67 60 49 45 44 48 62 68 71 65 55 50 48 52
DEWPT            37 34 31 29 31 33 33 33 35 36 38 38 41 44 45 46 47 48 47 46 49
MIN/MAX RH                   79          28          80          40          95
RH               52 63 73 78 70 40 31 28 39 61 76 79 77 52 43 41 52 77 89 93 89
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          6  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  4  3  3  1  2  5  5  4  2  2  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                                  16 14               
CLOUDS           SC CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW B1 B1 FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        32  3  1  2  2  1  6  3 12  5 19 69 53 25 44 27 25 37 31 35 30
VSBY             10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3      
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW  W NW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD       12  8  4  3  2  9  8 10  6  8  6  5 17 25 24 20  5            
DISPERSION       PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               6  4  2  2  2 45 60 75  3  4  3  3 18136158120  3            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         F  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None 14600  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.16 27.20 27.23 27.15 27.14 27.09 27.10 27.10            


Date           05/10Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       77      48      64      36      67      45      70      44      71
TEMP          73 67 54 50 60 55 40 41 62 58 48 49 66 61 49 48 66 62
DEWPT         47 50 49 45 40 34 33 33 33 36 38 40 45 46 45 44 44 45
RH            40 54 83 83 47 45 76 73 33 44 68 71 47 58 86 86 45 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           20      60      30       0       5      20      50      30      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS NM SC                   IS SC SC SC    IS IS
TSTMS            IS       IS                         IS          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