RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

VAZ012-120800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Jul 11 2026

Date           07/11/26      Sun 07/12/26            Mon 07/13/26            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                 60          77          59          73          58
TEMP          74 70 66 64 63 64 70 72 72 68 65 64 63 63 67 69 72 68 63 61 60 62
DEWPT         69 67 65 64 63 64 69 68 67 65 64 63 63 63 67 67 66 64 63 61 60 62
MIN/MAX RH                  100          79         100          81         100
RH            84 90 97100100100 97 87 84 90 97 97100100100 93 81 87100100100100
WIND DIR       W  W NW  N  N NW NW  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD       2  2  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)     74 62 58 72 77 89 88 90 81 69 85 85 86 86 88 92 91 72 72 76 78 65
VSBY           7 10  5  4  2  3  5 10 10  8  2  4  4  4  6 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          80          80          90          20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM SC NM NM NM  O  O  O  O IS IS         
TSTMS         SC IS       IS    IS SC SC SC             IS SC SC IS            
Obvis                F  F  F  F  F                                             
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  W NW NW NW  N  E  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     5  5  5  4  3  2  4  1  4 11  9  8  8 11 11 10 12  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           15  3  3  2  2  2 11  4 10  5  4  4  4 12 23 29 33  4            
MAX LVORI      4  6  9  9 10  9  7  6  4  6  9  9  9  5  5  4  3  5            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               100   100   200  1700   800   200   200  1200  6100      
STA PRES            27.30 27.32 27.36 27.34 27.37 27.37 27.42 27.40            


Date           07/14Wed 07/15/26Thu 07/16/26Fri 07/17/26Sat 07/18/26
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       82      60      89      63      90      63      89      63      87
TEMP          77 75 62 64 84 79 65 66 85 80 66 66 84 79 66 66 81 77
DEWPT         66 66 61 64 66 67 63 66 66 66 63 66 66 66 64 66 67 66
RH            69 74 97100 55 67 93100 53 62 90100 55 64 93100 63 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20       5      10       5      20       5      40      20      40
RAIN SHWRS       IS                      IS       IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS            IS                      IS       IS SC 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