RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
831 PM EDT Sat Oct 24 2026

Date           10/24/26      Sun 10/25/26            Mon 10/26/26            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                 37          64          36          68          38
TEMP                43 40 38 39 53 61 62 53 47 43 41 39 54 64 66 55 45 43 41 40
DEWPT               39 37 37 35 43 42 41 42 40 38 35 34 43 36 34 42 41 40 39 37
MIN/MAX RH                   97          45          87          30          95
RH                  86 89 96 85 69 49 46 66 76 82 79 82 66 35 30 61 86 89 92 89
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E SE SE SE  E SE SE SW  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  4  4  3  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS              FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           11 18 27 55 41 11  3  2  9 48 40 22 12  1  0  5  9 15 15 10
VSBY                10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  0  5 10 10 10 10  8  0   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE  S  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          11  3  6  8  8  3  3  4  9  2  2  2  3  4  5  3  6  5  5  4
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5  2  3  8 15 11 12  2  4  1  1  2  6 17 19  2            
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  4  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  B  D  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.66 27.66 27.70 27.62 27.60 27.57 27.54 27.47            


Date           10/27Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26
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       72      41      68      41      73      42      74      45      73
TEMP          68 56 46 43 64 54 45 43 68 56 46 44 69 59 49 47 69 60
DEWPT         41 46 44 42 47 48 45 43 46 47 45 43 46 49 47 46 51 52
RH            37 69 93 96 54 80100100 45 72 96 96 44 69 93 96 53 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5

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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