RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

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

VAZ012-072000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

Date             Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26
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                 62          35          68          43          72
TEMP          51 48 52 57 59 54 46 39 36 40 56 64 67 60 49 45 44 49 61 67 71 65
DEWPT         50 48 46 44 40 37 34 33 31 32 33 34 34 36 37 38 38 41 45 46 46 48
MAX/MIN RH                   49          82          29          81          41
RH            96100 80 62 49 52 63 79 82 73 42 32 29 41 63 76 79 74 56 47 41 54
WIND DIR      NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       2  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  2  1  1  2  5  5  5  2
WIND GUST                                                              16      
CLOUDS        OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     89 80 80 85 40 24  5  1  4  3  1  6  6 16 19 24 41 48 33 48 31 26
VSBY           6  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                     40           0           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC IS                                                         
Obvis         PF PF                                                            
MIX HGT        1  1  2  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     6  2  5 11 17 10  8  5  3  1  8  9 11  5  8  5  4  9 21 25 21 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3  4 15 45100  5  4  3  2  1 41 73 88  3  4  3  2  9101180151  5
MAX LVORI      8  8  4  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING               700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.10 27.10 27.17 27.20 27.22 27.14 27.13 27.06 27.05 27.07


Date          Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26
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       47      77      47      61      37      64      45      69
TEMP          50 52 72 67 55 49 59 55 40 41 62 59 48 49 67 64
DEWPT         47 49 48 51 49 44 38 33 33 32 33 36 39 41 45 47
RH            89 89 42 56 80 83 45 43 76 70 33 42 71 74 45 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      40      60      20       0       5      20      40
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM IS                   IS SC SC
TSTMS                  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