RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

VAZ012-172000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 AM EDT Wed Jun 17 2026

Date             Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26            Fri 06/19/26
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                 82          63          83          61          79
TEMP          51 58 70 77 80 75 70 67 65 68 76 80 81 72 66 65 63 62 69 74 78 71
DEWPT         51 55 55 54 52 55 57 58 61 65 67 67 68 66 65 64 62 62 63 59 56 55
MAX/MIN RH                   37          95          64         100          48
RH           100 90 59 45 38 50 63 73 87 90 74 65 65 81 97 97 97100 81 59 47 57
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD       1  4  6  8  8  4  4  5 14 18 10  9  5  4  3  3  2  2  4  4  4  3
WIND GUST                                   24 21 17                           
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      9 11 10 12 11 20 33 42 65 69 66 37 71 78 80 81 78 69 66 62 49 32
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          70          60          40
RAIN SHWRS                                        NM SC SC NM NM SC SC         
TSTMS                                             SC SC                        
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  S  S SW  W NW NW
T WIND SPD     2  2 12 13 18  5 10  8 11 25 24 32 23 10  2  3  3  6  9  5 13 14
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP PR GD             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 64 97124  3  5  5 10 52 82168 75  7  1  2  2  9 28 20 75  7
MAX LVORI     10  6  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  4  8  8 10  8  3  2  1  3
STABILITY      G  A  B  B  B  F  F  E  D  D  C  B  C  E  F  F  F  B  C  C  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  6100  None  2000  1700   700   700  None
STA PRES            27.15 27.10 27.08 27.09 27.13 27.14 27.18 27.14 27.10 27.13


Date          Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26Tue 06/23/26
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       52      79      54      82      61      79      59      79
TEMP          56 57 75 71 57 59 79 75 63 63 75 73 63 61 76 72
DEWPT         52 53 50 53 52 54 55 58 58 61 66 65 62 61 62 60
RH            86 86 41 53 83 83 44 55 84 93 74 76 97100 62 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      40      70      60      30
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                              IS IS       SC IS IS    IS

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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