RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

VAZ012-112000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
101 PM EDT Mon May 11 2026

Date             Mon 05/11/26            Tue 05/12/26            Wed 05/13/26
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                 62          37          71          45          69
TEMP                   60 61 56 46 40 38 45 61 67 70 63 52 48 46 50 62 65 68 62
DEWPT                  49 41 37 36 34 32 36 38 39 38 42 40 39 38 42 47 49 50 50
MAX/MIN RH                   45          74          31          73          51
RH                     67 48 49 68 79 79 70 42 36 31 46 63 71 73 74 58 56 52 65
WIND DIR                N  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD                2  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  3  5  6  6  3
WIND GUST                                                           16 18 18   
CLOUDS                 OV FW FW CL CL CL CL CL SC SC FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
CLOUDS(%)              94 21  9  4  2  3  2  1 26 28 14  5  3 13 52 68 86 86 48
VSBY                   10  7 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                    100           0           0          10          60
RAIN SHWRS             SC                                        IS SC SC NM SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC   
MIX HGT                 3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW  N  N  W  W  W  W NW  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD              8 14  8  3  3  4  2  9  9  9  5  4  5  5  6 26 16 17  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    23 84  4  2  2  2  2 58 68 70  3  2  3  3  7103 45 60  5
MAX LVORI               3  1  2  3  3  5  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  A  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2700  1300
STA PRES                  27.31 27.37 27.38 27.41 27.35 27.34 27.27 27.23 27.12


Date          Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26Sat 05/16/26Sun 05/17/26
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       41      60      38      72      49      81      54      85
TEMP          48 42 56 54 42 43 66 64 51 54 76 72 58 58 80 76
DEWPT         44 37 36 36 36 37 38 42 41 44 53 55 53 53 53 55
RH            86 82 47 50 79 79 36 45 68 69 45 55 83 83 39 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           40       0       0       0      10      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC                            IS SC          IS
TSTMS                                          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