RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

VAZ012-020800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
201 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2026

Date           07/31/26      Sat 08/01/26            Sun 08/02/26            Mon
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                 59          81          65          80          63
TEMP                      61 64 76 80 77 71 69 68 67 66 71 76 79 73 68 66 64 66
DEWPT                     56 59 63 62 64 64 64 64 65 66 70 69 70 68 67 66 64 66
MIN/MAX RH                   90          55         100          75         100
RH                        84 84 64 54 64 79 84 87 93100 97 79 74 84 97100100100
WIND DIR                   S SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S
WIND SPD                   1  2  4  4  4  5  6  5  4  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                16 18 16                              
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 65 66 86 91 88 78 82 77 92 93 88 85 92 71 71 54 66 62
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  5  6  7  3  3  6  6 10 10  7
POP 12HR                      0          20          60          90          60
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC IS SC SC SC SC NM  O NM NM       IS
TSTMS                                 IS IS IS IS IS    IS SC SC SC IS         
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  3  5  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR                 S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD                 4  4 21 20 21 16 13  6  8  5 10 16 18 16            
DISPERSION                VP             PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  4 96 86 75 11  9  5  5  8 23 51 74  7            
MAX LVORI                  5  5  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  8  5  4  4  5            
STABILITY                  F  A  A  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  C  B  F            
CEILING                    4100 17800  1900   700   700   700  1500   700      
STA PRES                  27.22 27.20 27.15 27.13 27.12 27.14 27.12            


Date           08/03Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26Fri 08/07/26
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       81      62      81      62      82      63      84      64      85
TEMP          77 73 64 65 77 73 65 65 78 74 65 66 80 75 66 66 80 75
DEWPT         68 67 64 65 67 67 64 65 67 68 65 66 67 68 65 66 68 68
RH            74 81100100 71 81 97100 69 82100100 65 79 97100 67 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           70      20      60      10      70      10      60      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS NM IS    SC NM       IS NM       IS NM IS    IS SC
TSTMS         IS SC IS    IS SC          SC          SC IS    IS SC

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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