RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

VAZ012-202000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

Date             Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26
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                 86          62          83          60          81
TEMP                   81 82 72 67 66 64 65 74 81 76 68 65 64 63 63 74 81 78 69
DEWPT                  67 67 67 66 64 63 65 69 69 68 67 65 63 62 63 66 64 63 61
MAX/MIN RH                   57         100          66         100          56
RH                     63 61 84 97 93 97100 84 67 76 97100 97 97100 76 56 60 76
WIND DIR                W  W  W NW  N  N SW  S  S  S  S  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                3  3  2  1  0  0  1  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              67 45 53 66 68 72 63 71 77 80 70 78 63 61 44 46 31 32 20
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  6  5  2 10 10 10  6  5 10  1  1  8 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          40          70          40          10
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC    SC SC IS    NM NM SC SC                     
TSTMS                     IS SC    IS IS       SC SC IS IS                     
MIX HGT                 4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  N  E  E  E SE  S  S SE  E SE  S  S NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD             13 13  2  2  2  2  3  9  8 11 11  6  3  4  4 12 11 10 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    63 77  1  1  1  1  4 24 33 32  5  3  2  2  4 44 71 54  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  5  8  8  8  9  4  3  3  7  9 10  9  9  3  1  1  4
STABILITY               B  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  1800   100   100  1700  1500   100  None  None
STA PRES                  27.27 27.29 27.30 27.32 27.27 27.27 27.23 27.25 27.23


Date          Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
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       58      78      53      79      52      82      57      86
TEMP          62 61 76 65 56 56 77 65 55 55 78 71 60 61 83 71
DEWPT         60 60 58 54 53 53 54 53 51 52 56 56 56 57 61 62
RH            93 97 54 68 90 90 45 65 86 90 47 59 87 87 47 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10       5       5       5       5      10      10      40
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS SC
TSTMS                                                      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