RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

VAZ012-182100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EST Wed Feb 18 2026

Date             Wed 02/18/26            Thu 02/19/26            Fri 02/20/26
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                 60          50          59          52          65
TEMP                      58 53 52 52 51 50 53 58 59 55 53 52 53 54 61 65 63 53
DEWPT                     47 49 49 49 48 48 50 52 51 50 49 49 51 51 50 43 36 33
MAX/MIN RH                   59          92          74          93          36
RH                        67 86 89 89 89 93 89 80 75 83 86 89 93 90 67 45 36 46
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   4  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  6  4
WIND GUST                 14                                        16 19 18   
CLOUDS                    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)                 86 83 85 75 76 89 85 78 74 53 56 87 87 81 69 43 20 37
VSBY                      10  8  4  4  2  1  3  7 10  9  9  7  7  5 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          70          70          80          50
RAIN                       S  C  C  L  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  D  D  C  C         
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT                    2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  1
T WIND DIR                SW  W  W  W  S SE SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                19 10  6  3  2  2  3  8  8  3  3  4  4  5 28 28 27  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                       36  5  3  2  1  2  3 21 18  2  2  2  2  4 52178188  4
MAX LVORI                  3  5  6  7  7  7  6  3  3  5  6  6  6  6  1  1  1  2
STABILITY                  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  B  B  F
CEILING                     900   600   600   600  1300   600  1500   500  None
STA PRES                  27.06 27.08 27.07 27.08 27.02 27.03 26.99 26.99 27.03


Date          Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26
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       40      56      31      40      22      33      18      43
TEMP          45 40 54 48 38 32 39 30 26 22 33 26 23 19 40 33
DEWPT         33 33 33 30 30 25 20 18 17 15 12 13 14 12 11 15
RH            62 76 45 49 73 75 46 60 68 74 41 57 68 74 30 47
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR           20      30      40      40      40      20       5       0
RAIN              S  C  S  C  C                              
SNOW                             C  C  C  C  S               

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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