RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

VAZ012-250900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

Date           02/24/26      Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 29          49          37          53          38
TEMP             29 30 34 33 33 41 47 47 42 42 41 40 39 46 51 51 46 44 42 41 40
DEWPT            11 11 14 17 22 28 30 32 35 36 37 37 37 41 42 42 41 40 39 38 36
MIN/MAX RH                   64          48          93          70          91
RH               46 44 43 51 63 59 51 56 76 79 85 89 92 83 71 71 83 86 89 89 85
WIND DIR         SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD          3  3  4  6  8  8  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST              14 19 20 20 18 17                                       
CLOUDS           B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        74 76 82 79 69 69 69 64 73 74 82 86 86 87 90 80 88 82 81 78 73
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  8  4  6  6  6  6  3  3  6  6  7  7   
POP 12HR                     20          30          70          70          40
RAIN                                      S  C  C  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  S   
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC IS IS                                       
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD        6  9 12 20 23 20 26 18 13 11  6  5  4  1  5  4  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  4  8 14 28 33 55 37  9  5  3  3  4  1 14 11  3            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  4  4  5  6  6  6  3  3  5            
STABILITY         F  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              8300  6500  1100   800   600   600  4100  4200  8300      
STA PRES            27.04 26.97 26.98 27.00 27.08 27.13 27.18 27.17            


Date           02/27Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       56      33      63      37      61      33      49      32      53
TEMP          54 45 38 35 61 49 41 39 60 48 39 35 46 41 36 33 51 45
DEWPT         37 36 33 31 35 36 35 34 37 35 32 30 30 31 29 27 33 36
RH            52 70 82 85 38 61 79 82 42 60 76 82 53 67 75 78 50 70
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       5       0       0       5      30      40      40      40
RAIN                                         S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C

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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