RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
440 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

VAZ012-142000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
440 AM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

Date             Sat 03/14/26            Sun 03/15/26            Mon 03/16/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 63          42          62          53          58
TEMP          40 37 51 59 62 55 48 46 44 43 56 59 61 57 55 55 55 54 57 53 50 39
DEWPT         28 23 22 21 26 33 34 35 36 36 42 44 45 48 51 52 52 50 49 45 36 27
MAX/MIN RH                   23          78          55          89          58
RH            62 56 32 23 25 43 58 65 73 76 59 57 56 72 86 90 90 86 75 74 58 62
WIND DIR       W NW NW  W  W SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD       4  2  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  6  8  8  9  9  9 12 14 14  8  9 10
WIND GUST                                   18 20 19       19          20 21 21
CLOUDS        CL FW SC B1 FW SC CL FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)      4  9 32 53 10 26  5 15 32 28 51 70 79 97 99100 94 87 94 97 90 74
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          30          40          90
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC SC SC NM  O NM SC   
SNOWSHWRS                                                                    IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS      
MIX HGT        1 <1  2  3  4 <1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  2  3  2  3  3  4  3  4  4
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W SW SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  W  W
T WIND SPD     9  5 21 11  5  5  9 10 10 10 26 25 19 11 13 25 17 26 40 43 29 32
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR FR             FR
ADI            4  6 65 46 25  3  4  5  5 16 81 60 52 15 19 34 23 68107 98 82 43
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  2  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  1  1
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None 22800   500   600   500   300   300
STA PRES            27.34 27.34 27.34 27.31 27.30 27.18 27.06 26.95 26.82 26.80


Date          Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       17      31      14      46      28      58      36      62
TEMP          22 17 29 26 18 18 43 39 31 31 55 49 40 38 60 54
DEWPT         14  8  3  3  5  7  9 18 21 22 32 36 35 35 39 38
RH            71 67 32 36 56 61 24 42 66 69 41 61 82 89 46 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           20       0       0       5      10       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS
SNOWSHWRS     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