RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

VAZ012-230900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 PM EST Sun Feb 22 2026

Date           02/22/26      Mon 02/23/26            Tue 02/24/26            Wed
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                 20          29          17          39          31
TEMP                22 21 20 20 25 29 28 24 22 20 18 17 26 35 38 33 33 35 35 34
DEWPT               15 14 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 11 11  9 10  9  8 10 13 18 20 23
MIN/MAX RH                   71          48          74          29          62
RH                  74 74 71 71 57 48 50 65 65 67 73 70 50 33 28 38 43 49 54 64
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD            11 11 11 10 10  9  8  8  6  6  6  5  4  3  4  3  4  5  6  8
WIND GUST           24 24 24 24 25 24 23 29 29 27 25 16                17 20 19
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           77 75 67 67 76 80 78 79 80 72 62 57 49 69 58 72 74 75 75 66
VSBY                 4  4  4  5  4  5  5  5  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          50          30           0          10
FLURRIES                                       SC SC                           
SNOW                 C                                                         
SNOWSHWRS              SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC                                 
MIX HGT              2  2  2  2  3  4  4  2  3  3  2  2  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD          36 37 35 33 36 33 35 34 32 29 27 21 14 11 12  6            
DISPERSION          FR FR FR             PR PR PR PR             VP VP PR PR   
ADI                 49 42 48 71 93 91 94 46 22 20 19 41 38 41 37  3            
MAX LVORI            1  1  3  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  B  B  C  F            
CEILING              1400  1300  1800  2100  1500  1400 12900  7500  5400      
STA PRES            27.12 27.11 27.16 27.19 27.23 27.21 27.22 27.13            


Date           02/25Thu 02/26/26Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26
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       51      39      54      31      51      28      60      36      57
TEMP          50 43 40 41 53 48 38 32 48 40 32 30 58 46 40 37 55 46
DEWPT         28 31 35 37 43 42 35 28 26 26 26 24 31 33 33 32 33 33
RH            42 62 82 85 69 80 89 85 42 57 78 78 36 60 76 82 43 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      40      80      70      20      10      10      20      20
RAIN                 S  C  L        C  S                 S  S  S  S
RAIN SHWRS                    O NM                                 

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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