RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

VAZ012-040800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EDT Fri Jul 3 2026

Date           07/03/26      Sat 07/04/26            Sun 07/05/26            Mon
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                 67          98          65          94          64
TEMP          88 78 70 67 67 71 87 92 91 81 71 67 65 69 86 92 88 78 70 66 64 68
DEWPT         65 67 64 62 61 65 67 63 65 65 64 63 62 65 66 64 65 66 65 64 63 66
MIN/MAX RH                   84          35          89          40          99
RH            47 69 81 84 81 81 52 38 42 58 79 87 90 87 51 40 47 67 84 93 97 93
WIND DIR       W  N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW  W  N  N  N  N SW SW SW  W  N  N  N SW
WIND SPD       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     55 36 44 23 14 20  7 54 53 36 49 31 34 28 19 67 67 45 45 31 48 54
VSBY           7 10 10  5  7 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  7  7 10 10  7
POP 12HR                     10          40          20          50          20
RAIN SHWRS    SC                   SC SC                   SC SC IS IS       SC
TSTMS         SC                   SC SC                   SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE  N  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW SW  S  S NW            
T WIND SPD     4  0  2  3  3  1  5  5  4 12  2  4  3  1  3  5  6  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           30  0  1  2  2  1 30 46 23  6  1  2  2  1 20 45 32  3            
MAX LVORI      1  4  5  5  5  5  2  1  2  3  4  6  7  6  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  G  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  3300  None      
STA PRES            27.36 27.34 27.36 27.29 27.30 27.30 27.30 27.25            


Date           07/06Tue 07/07/26Wed 07/08/26Thu 07/09/26Fri 07/10/26
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       90      63      86      62      86      62      88      63      87
TEMP          84 79 66 67 81 77 64 66 81 78 65 66 83 78 65 66 85 76
DEWPT         68 68 65 67 68 65 63 65 65 65 63 65 65 65 64 66 68 66
RH            59 69 97100 65 67 97 97 58 64 93 97 55 64 97100 57 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2
POP 12HR           70      40      60      20      40      20      50      20      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM SC    SC NM IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS NM
TSTMS         IS SC SC    IS SC IS       SC IS    IS SC IS    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