RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

VAZ012-202000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
631 AM EDT Mon Jul 20 2026

Date             Mon 07/20/26            Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 81          64          85          64          81
TEMP             67 75 80 79 74 70 69 68 71 76 79 83 77 70 68 66 65 72 76 79 72
DEWPT            65 68 68 68 69 68 68 67 68 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 65 69 66 65 63
MAX/MIN RH                   65          99          63         100          62
RH               93 79 67 69 84 93 97 97 90 85 74 63 74 90 93 97100 90 71 62 73
WIND DIR          N  S  S  S  S  S SW  W SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD          0  1  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  4  5  4  4  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  2
WIND GUST                                         14 14 17 17 14               
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 FW
CLOUDS(%)        76 54 73 74 59 51 58 59 65 75 71 53 81 81 97 97 80 80 73 73 20
VSBY              4 10 10 10 10  9  7  5  7 10 10 10 10 10  4 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          40          80         100          70
RAIN SHWRS             NM NM SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC NM NM  O  O NM NM NM NM   
TSTMS                  SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS    IS SC IS   
Obvis                              PF PF                                       
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR        E SE SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD        3  6  6  9  6  6  4  6 10  9  9 12  9  6  6 14 16 21 32 19 13
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR VP             VP
ADI               4 20 26 28  3  3  2  3 17 28 29 42  6  5  5 10 23 56130 81  6
MAX LVORI         9  3  3  3  4  8  9  9  5  4  3  1  3  6  6  6  5  4  3  1  3
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  A  B  B  B  G
CEILING               100  1600  None   800     0   900  3900  1000  8600  1100
STA PRES            27.24 27.20 27.19 27.16 27.19 27.17 27.15 27.12 27.14 27.17


Date          Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       55      78      56      78      58      78      60      83
TEMP          59 58 74 70 60 60 74 71 62 62 74 71 62 63 78 74
DEWPT         58 58 61 61 58 60 63 63 60 61 64 64 61 63 65 65
RH            96100 64 73 93100 69 76 93 97 71 79 97100 64 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           10      30      20      40      30      50      20      50
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
TSTMS                  SC          IS IS       SC          IS

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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