RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

VAZ012-190800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026

Date           06/18/26      Fri 06/19/26            Sat 06/20/26            Sun
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                 61          77          52          80          54
TEMP                66 65 62 63 68 73 74 67 59 56 53 57 68 75 78 72 60 56 55 59
DEWPT               64 64 62 63 64 59 56 54 54 52 51 54 53 52 53 55 55 54 52 56
MIN/MAX RH                  100          51          95          41          93
RH                  93 97100100 87 62 53 63 83 86 93 90 59 45 42 55 84 93 90 90
WIND DIR             W SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  N
WIND SPD             3  2  1  2  4  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  4  3  3  2  1  1  1  0
WIND GUST                          16                                          
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           93100 98 95 50 25 14 13 33 55 44 28 33 21 24 13 14 17 16 17
VSBY                 6  5  3  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     80          20           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          NM NM SC IS                                                
TSTMS               SC IS    IS                                                
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  2  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           W SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          10  5  1  8 24 21 20  9  4  4  5  8 10  8  6  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5  5  1 12 78132133  4  2  2  3 16 54 57 49  2            
MAX LVORI            9  9 10  7  4  1  1  3  5  6  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  D  F  B  A  A  A  F  G  F  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              1400   600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.13 27.06 27.13 27.18 27.26 27.28 27.28 27.24            


Date           06/21Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26Thu 06/25/26
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       85      61      82      58      79      53      81      55      82
TEMP          80 77 64 64 75 73 63 61 74 70 57 57 76 72 58 58 77 73
DEWPT         56 59 59 63 68 66 63 61 61 59 55 56 57 59 56 58 58 60
RH            44 54 84 97 79 79100100 64 68 93 96 52 64 93100 52 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      30      90      60      20      10      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM  O NM SC IS IS          IS          SC
TSTMS                     SC SC 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