RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

VAZ012-052100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
702 AM EST Thu Mar 5 2026

Date             Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26            Sat 03/07/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 73          52          76          54          76
TEMP                65 72 72 63 58 55 54 53 67 74 76 67 59 57 56 55 67 74 75 68
DEWPT               52 51 49 50 50 50 50 49 54 52 51 53 54 54 53 52 56 55 54 55
MAX/MIN RH                   43          88          41          92          47
RH                  63 48 44 62 75 83 86 86 63 46 42 61 83 90 90 90 68 51 48 63
WIND DIR            SW  W SW  W SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             2  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           49 33 35 42 32 39 45 50 27 40 40 27  9 26 47 47 30 80 80 85
VSBY                 9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10          10          20          10          70
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS             IS IS NM NM  O
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4  1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          19 18 17  6  5  6  8  9 18 17 10  4  4  8  6  5  9 19 21 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 42 92 83  3  3  3  4 10 57 90 49  2  2  4  3  6 26 62 58  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  B  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1400
STA PRES            27.40 27.35 27.38 27.40 27.46 27.45 27.43 27.39 27.36 27.28


Date          Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       55      67      49      70      51      75      57      75
TEMP          59 55 64 60 52 49 68 61 53 53 73 67 60 58 74 66
DEWPT         55 53 50 48 47 47 47 47 47 49 54 54 53 53 54 53
RH            87 93 60 64 83 93 47 60 80 86 51 63 78 83 50 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           80      60      20      30      20      40      20      60
RAIN SHWRS     O NM NM NM IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC NM
TSTMS                              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