RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Thu May 14 2026

VAZ012-142000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
331 AM EDT Thu May 14 2026

Date             Thu 05/14/26            Fri 05/15/26            Sat 05/16/26
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                 58          37          72          46          82
TEMP          44 42 47 53 57 53 46 41 38 43 58 67 71 64 53 50 48 53 69 76 80 73
DEWPT         40 36 34 34 33 34 35 35 34 36 36 35 36 40 39 38 37 42 48 51 53 54
MAX/MIN RH                   40          85          28          69          39
RH            86 79 60 48 40 48 65 79 85 76 44 30 28 41 59 63 65 66 47 42 39 51
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  W  W  N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       3  6  6  6  6  5  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  0  1  1  1  2  4  3  1
CLOUDS        SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     35 68 53 62 33 33 20 11 16 15 11 27 51 47 39 37 52 51 38 57 56 39
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1  2  3  4  5  1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2  4 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW
T WIND SPD    19 21 21 21 24 10 16  8 12 19 13 12  9  3  3  3  4  5  8 14 17  6
DISPERSION    VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            9 54 69 85133  5  7  4  6 30 61 67 49  2  2  2  2  6 28 42 74  3
MAX LVORI      5  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  C  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F  G  G  F  B  A  C  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.15 27.17 27.21 27.24 27.28 27.25 27.31 27.32 27.36 27.32


Date          Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26
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       54      80      56      82      57      81      58      79
TEMP          57 58 79 75 59 60 82 76 62 62 80 76 63 63 78 74
DEWPT         51 52 53 56 53 55 55 57 54 56 56 58 56 57 58 59
RH            80 80 41 52 80 84 40 52 75 81 44 54 78 81 50 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2
POP 12HR            5      10      10      10      10      20      20      60
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS IS    NM NM
TSTMS                                          IS IS       SC

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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