RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026

VAZ012-202100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1231 PM EST Tue Jan 20 2026

Date             Tue 01/20/26            Wed 01/21/26            Thu 01/22/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 27          13          47          30          46
TEMP                   25 26 19 16 15 13 15 30 45 46 37 33 34 33 33 40 45 44 34
DEWPT                 -13-13-10 -7 -3 -1  1  3 10 13 15 19 26 29 29 29 24 22 23
MAX/MIN RH                   15          53          23          85          40
RH                     17 17 26 35 44 53 53 31 23 26 40 56 72 85 85 64 43 41 64
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                5  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  3  2
WIND GUST                                         14                           
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)               4  5  2  3  2  5  5  9 25 37 55 66 70 79 66 47 31 22 19
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6               
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          30          20
RAIN                                                     S  C  C  S  S         
SNOW                                                     S  C  C  S            
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3 <1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD             19 17  9  9  4  3  4 11 20 16 12 14 19 16 21 16 16 18  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    67 55  4  4  2  2  5 15 67 48  6  7 13 11 30 40 52 77  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  3  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  C  F  F  E  E  D  C  C  B  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  2200   400  None  None
STA PRES                  27.46  27.5 27.45 27.42 27.33 27.32 27.31 27.36 27.34


Date          Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26Mon 01/26/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       23      39      17      28      12      28       7      26
TEMP          27 24 38 29 22 18 26 22 17 13 27 18 14  8 25 15
DEWPT         22 19 14 14  9  4  8 10 11  9 12  8  6  2  3  3
RH            81 81 37 53 57 53 46 59 77 84 53 64 70 76 38 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           20      20      40      70      80      60      30      10
SNOW              S  S  S  S  C  C  L  D  D  L  C  C  C      

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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