RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

VAZ012-220800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
331 PM EDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date           07/21/26      Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26            Fri
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                 64          80          56          75          55
TEMP          79 75 73 66 65 66 72 76 77 70 64 61 59 59 67 71 73 68 61 58 56 58
DEWPT         69 68 67 66 65 66 69 67 67 65 63 60 58 59 62 63 63 61 59 58 56 58
MIN/MAX RH                  100          69         100          70         100
RH            72 79 81100100100 90 74 71 84 97 97 96100 84 76 71 78 93100100100
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD       4  4  4  5  3  3  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2
WIND GUST     14 14 16 17                                                      
CLOUDS        B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     64 78 80 90 96 84 66 65 72 55 48 47 80 53 63 69 69 45 54 67 76 79
VSBY           6  6  6  3  4  3  4  6  6  7  7 10 10 10 10  6  6  7  7  7  7   
POP 12HR                     80          60          30          40          20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM  O SC NM SC SC SC SC IS             SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC NM SC SC IS IS IS SC SC                                       
MIX HGT        3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3  1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW NW  N  N  N  E  S SE SE            
T WIND SPD    18  6  6  8  5 13 11 10 11  2  4  9  8  5  8  4  2 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           60  5  5  5  3 23 31 42 27  1  2  4  4  6 23 20  9  5            
MAX LVORI      3  4  5  9  9  5  4  3  3  5  8  7  8  8  4  3  3  4            
STABILITY      C  E  E  E  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              1100   700  1300  2400  None  1600   600  1400  None      
STA PRES            27.14 27.12 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.25 27.33 27.32            


Date           07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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       74      58      74      60      83      63      85      63      84
TEMP          70 68 63 62 69 68 62 63 77 75 66 66 79 76 66 66 79 75
DEWPT         63 63 61 62 67 65 62 63 67 67 63 65 67 66 63 64 65 64
RH            78 84 93100 93 90100100 71 76 90 97 67 71 90 93 62 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      60      70      30      30      20      40      40      40
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS SC IS IS    SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS            IS IS    IS SC IS    IS SC 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