RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

VAZ012-180800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
601 PM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date           06/17/26      Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26            Sat
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                 62          83          61          79          53
TEMP             72 64 63 64 67 75 80 80 72 66 65 63 63 69 74 77 71 60 56 54 57
DEWPT            55 54 55 59 65 67 68 69 66 65 64 63 63 63 59 56 54 54 52 51 54
MIN/MAX RH                   92          60         100          47          93
RH               55 70 75 84 93 76 67 69 81 97 97100100 81 59 48 55 81 86 90 90
WIND DIR         SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          2  3  3  8 10 10  9  6  4  3  2  2  2  4  4  4  3  1  2  2  2
WIND GUST                 20 21 25 21 18                                       
CLOUDS           SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        32 37 68 77 68 62 63 73 86 91 80 78 68 65 30 28 28 33 38 24 22
VSBY             10 10 10 10  8  7  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0          60          70          30           0
RAIN SHWRS                         SC NM SC NM SC IS SC SC                     
TSTMS                              SC NM SC    IS       IS                     
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  6  1            
T WIND DIR       SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NW  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD        8  9 10 12 26 29 33 33 28  6  4  3 14 19 19 20 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               4  4  5 11 62104131109 19  3  2  2 22 64118143  5            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  3  8  8 10  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  F  D  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  C  A  A  G            
CEILING              None 31400   700  2000  1000  1200  1200  None  None      
STA PRES            27.07 27.06 27.13 27.12 27.13 27.12 27.17 27.20            


Date           06/20Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26Wed 06/24/26
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       80      55      85      61      81      58      79      54      81
TEMP          76 72 57 60 79 76 64 63 74 71 62 61 75 71 58 58 76 73
DEWPT         52 54 53 56 57 60 60 63 66 65 61 61 61 59 56 57 58 59
RH            43 53 86 87 47 58 87100 76 81 97100 62 66 93 96 54 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0      20      40      80      60      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC NM  O NM SC SC IS       IS SC
TSTMS                        IS SC       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