RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

VAZ012-160800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
601 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

Date           08/15/26      Sun 08/16/26            Mon 08/17/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 66          88          68          87          65
TEMP             74 70 68 68 68 78 83 86 79 72 71 69 69 79 85 81 74 69 67 66 65
DEWPT            68 69 68 67 68 71 70 70 69 68 67 66 67 70 69 69 69 67 66 65 65
MIN/MAX RH                  100          58          93          59         100
RH               82 97100 97100 79 65 59 72 87 87 90 93 74 59 67 84 93 97 97100
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD          2  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  2  3  4  3  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        56 46 37 46 34 44 31 30 16 25 35 57 66 44 76 76 59 65 53 60 57
VSBY             10  8  6  4  3 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     30          20          20          60          40
RAIN SHWRS       SC                IS IS       IS          NM NM SC SC         
TSTMS            SC                IS IS                   SC SC IS            
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD        2  2  2  2  3  8 14 17  9  5  8  9 12 16 17 11  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  1  1  1  4 31 92 85  4  3  4  4 15 68 69 49  3            
MAX LVORI         5  8  8  8  9  3  1  1  3  6  6  5  5  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY         G  G  G  F  B  A  A  A  G  G  F  F  B  A  C  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2500  6000      
STA PRES            27.40 27.38 27.36 27.27 27.25 27.24 27.26 27.22            


Date           08/18Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       84      59      86      63      83      60      81      59      79
TEMP          80 74 62 63 82 76 66 66 79 73 63 62 76 71 62 61 75 70
DEWPT         65 64 60 60 63 63 61 63 66 65 62 61 63 62 60 60 63 62
RH            60 71 93 90 53 64 84 90 64 76 97 97 64 73 93 97 66 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       0       5      30      40      40      40      40      30
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                                 IS SC IS       SC 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