RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

VAZ012-152100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1201 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

Date             Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26            Tue 11/17/26
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                 39          26          53          28          60
TEMP                   36 35 35 32 30 29 28 41 49 51 42 37 34 32 30 46 56 57 47
DEWPT                  32 29 30 30 30 29 28 32 31 30 30 29 28 27 25 32 27 24 26
MAX/MIN RH                   76         100          43          88          27
RH                     85 78 82 92100100100 70 50 44 62 72 78 81 81 58 32 28 43
WIND DIR               NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  S SE SE
WIND SPD                4  3  5  4  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  2  0  0  0  0  1  1  1
CLOUDS                 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)             100100 87 63 54 39 42 28  5  4  1  2  4  9  9  7  7  2  0
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10 10  9  8  8  8  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 3  3  1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N
T WIND SPD             13 13 10  9  8  8  6  8  6  8  6  6  5  4  3  4  4  4  4
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    46 43  5  4  4  4  7 19 22 27  3  3  3  2  3  7 18 10  2
MAX LVORI               3  3  4  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  8  2  2  2  2
STABILITY               C  C  F  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    1700  2600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.50 27.55 27.58 27.63 27.62 27.65 27.67 27.70 27.66


Date          Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26
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       30      64      31      68      33      67      35      67
TEMP          37 32 60 46 38 32 66 47 39 34 66 48 41 35 65 48
DEWPT         25 25 25 26 26 21 28 28 27 26 35 34 33 31 36 34
RH            61 75 26 45 62 63 24 47 62 72 32 58 73 85 34 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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