RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

VAZ012-030800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
531 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026

Date           05/02/26      Sun 05/03/26            Mon 05/04/26            Tue
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                 32          63          39          72          45
TEMP             50 44 38 34 36 49 57 62 54 44 42 40 44 62 69 72 65 54 50 46 50
DEWPT            25 25 25 25 26 23 23 23 26 29 29 31 35 40 44 45 45 44 44 43 44
MIN/MAX RH                   72          23          71          37          90
RH               37 47 59 69 67 36 27 22 34 55 60 70 70 44 40 38 48 69 80 89 80
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD          9  6  5  4  4  8  9 10  4  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS           B1 SC CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        54 36  5  6  4  2  8  6 11 14 33 45 50 36 55 55 38 30 26 35 19
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          30          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC IS IS         
TSTMS                                                      IS IS               
MIX HGT           2 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  W  W SW  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD       11  8  8  9 18 13 10 10  5  5  5  5 11 13 24 19  8            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  4  4  4 47 72 66 69  3  3  3  3 11 46 98 81  4            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  4  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  C  C  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.17 27.24 27.29 27.24 27.23 27.22 27.22 27.16            


Date           05/05Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26
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       78      53      75      55      69      37      65      42      70
TEMP          78 68 59 54 71 67 59 55 65 54 42 41 63 56 46 46 67 61
DEWPT         41 42 45 49 54 54 54 54 51 39 35 34 34 36 38 41 44 45
RH            27 39 60 83 55 63 83 96 60 57 76 76 34 47 73 83 43 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      40      60      90      80      20      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM NM  O  O NM IS             IS IS SC
TSTMS                        SC IS    IS SC                      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