RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026

VAZ012-242000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
331 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026

Date             Sun 05/24/26            Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26
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                 71          60          77          58          78
TEMP          55 57 65 70 69 64 62 61 61 63 69 73 73 68 64 61 59 62 70 74 77 72
DEWPT         54 56 59 61 62 61 61 61 60 62 66 65 66 65 63 61 59 62 67 66 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   73         100          68         100          73
RH            96 96 81 73 78 90 97100 97 97 90 76 79 90 97100100100 90 76 74 81
WIND DIR      SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N SW  W SW  N
WIND SPD       1  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  0
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)     85 80 64 66 82 72 93 81 70 78 58 91 91 82 82 78 85 90 90100100 71
VSBY           1  2  9 10 10  5  4  1  0  4  4  6  9 10  5  2  2  3  3  8 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          50          80          70         100
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC SC SC       NM SC  O  O NM NM NM NM NM  O  O  O NM
TSTMS                  SC SC SC             IS SC SC SC IS          IS SC SC IS
Obvis         PF PF             PF PF PF PF                                    
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR    SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  S  S  S SE SE SW  W  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD     5  5  9  9 11  8  6  5  4  5  5  2  6  3  1  1  1  5 10  8  5  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3  6 22 30 32  4  3  3  2  6 13  7 17  2  1  1  1  6 23 16 12  3
MAX LVORI      8  6  4  3  3  6  8  9  9  6  5  4  3  7  9 10 10  8  4  3  3  5
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  F
CEILING               200   200   200   200   700   500   200   200   700  1400
STA PRES            27.40 27.36 27.36 27.37 27.38 27.37 27.37 27.37 27.39 27.35


Date          Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26
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       58      77      59      78      56      76      52      70
TEMP          62 62 75 71 63 61 74 72 61 59 73 69 57 54 67 64
DEWPT         62 62 66 65 61 61 63 63 59 59 58 58 53 52 53 53
RH           100100 74 81 93100 69 73 93100 59 68 86 93 61 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           70      80      20      50      20      50      30      40
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM NM  O IS    SC SC IS    SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS    IS NM IS       SC IS       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