RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

VAZ012-210900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1231 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

Date           02/19/26      Fri 02/20/26            Sat 02/21/26            Sun
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                 49          64          38          55          32
TEMP                   50 52 53 59 62 59 51 46 43 40 39 46 53 55 48 41 38 35 32
DEWPT                  49 50 50 49 37 30 28 27 29 30 31 33 33 33 33 32 31 31 28
MIN/MAX RH                  100          33          73          43          87
RH                     96 93 89 69 39 33 41 47 57 67 73 60 46 43 56 70 76 85 85
WIND DIR               SE  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                5  5  8 13 17 17 11 12  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5
WIND GUST                       27 28                                          
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV B1 CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)             100100100 62  5  3 13 20 38 46 63 73 67 49 52 54 64 72 70
VSBY                    0  1  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     70          50          20          30          50
DRIZZLE                 ?  ?                                                   
RAIN                                            S  S  C  C        S  S  C      
RAIN SHWRS                   SC                                                
SNOW                                                                    S  C  C
Obvis                   F  F PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  3  5  5  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR             SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              4  6  5  4 33 33 11 10  9  8  6  9 18 20  6            
DISPERSION             PR PR             FR FR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  3  7 11200200  5  5  4  4  5 11 42 80  3            
MAX LVORI               8  8  6  3  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  F  C  D  B  B  F  F  G  F  C  C  C  B  F            
CEILING                     500  None  None  None  None  4200  None  None      
STA PRES                  26.98 26.96 26.99 27.07 27.11 27.17 27.16            


Date           02/22Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26
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       38      21      30      19      39      24      51      37      51
TEMP          37 29 24 22 30 24 22 19 36 31 26 29 50 42 42 38 51 44
DEWPT         20 16 17 13 13 12 12 11 11 12 13 14 21 27 33 34 36 34
RH            50 58 74 68 49 60 65 70 35 45 57 53 31 55 70 85 56 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           30      40      20      10       0       5      20      60      50
RAIN                                                  S  C  L  C  C
SNOW           C  S  C  C  S  S                                    

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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