RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

VAZ012-162100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date             Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26            Sun 01/18/26
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                 42          25          41          18          28
TEMP                26 39 41 32 29 26 26 29 38 41 39 32 30 27 22 19 25 27 28 22
DEWPT               -1 -2  6 11 15 18 21 26 29 25 23 23 22 20 15 10  9  7  5  6
MAX/MIN RH                   17          91          50          73          37
RH                  30 17 23 41 55 71 81 88 70 52 52 69 72 74 74 67 50 42 37 49
WIND DIR            SW SW  S  S SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  4  4  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  4  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  2
WIND GUST                                      16                              
CLOUDS              B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           53 69 46 44 69 78 72 76 72 49 49 43 59 74 76 69 51 70 31 21
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  5  4  4  4 10 10  6  6  6  6  7  7 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          50          40          20          20
SNOW                                C  C  C  C        S  S  S  S  S  S         
MIX HGT             <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1  2  2  2  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          12 13 18 10  8  6  6  5 13 26 17 10 11 10  8 11 10 14 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 13 29 52  5  4  3  3  4 30104 62  5  5  5  4 30 32 37 44  4
MAX LVORI            2  2  1  2  3  3  4  6  3  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  G
CEILING              8400  None  5300  5100  1000  None  5000  1200  1100  None
STA PRES            27.10 27.09 27.11 27.10 27.19 27.23 27.29 27.24 27.24 27.15


Date          Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
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       16      31       7      25      12      44      28      45
TEMP          19 17 31 22 12  7 23 20 15 17 42 36 32 31 44 36
DEWPT          8  7  8  2 -4 -7-11 -5 -2  2 11 17 22 23 26 27
RH            61 64 37 41 48 52 21 32 46 51 28 45 66 72 49 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0       5      20      30
RAIN                                                     C  S
SNOW                                                  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