RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

VAZ012-270800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
1101 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

Date           05/26/26      Wed 05/27/26            Thu 05/28/26            Fri
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                 59          77          57          76          50
TEMP                   63 61 61 69 74 75 69 63 61 60 60 68 74 76 69 60 54 51 55
DEWPT                  62 60 61 64 63 64 63 61 60 58 59 62 59 57 57 55 51 49 52
MIN/MAX RH                  100          60          97          51          94
RH                     97 97100 84 69 69 81 93 97 93 96 81 59 52 66 84 90 93 90
WIND DIR               SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  1  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  0  0
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              71 77 72 58 59 66 77 45 57 57 65 65 44 35 41 34 32 35 41
VSBY                    1  1  1 10 10 10 10  9  7  5  8 10 10 10 10 10 10  4 10
POP 12HR                     70          70          70          50           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS    IS IS SC SC NM    SC SC SC SC                     
TSTMS                           IS SC SC IS             IS                     
Obvis                   F PF PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR             SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD              4  4  8 26 21 19  8  5  8  8  8  9 13 14 11            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2  8 78 75 82  4  3  4  4 12 28 70 93  5            
MAX LVORI               9  9  8  4  1  1  5  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  F            
CEILING                    3100  3500  2500  None   100   600  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.31 27.31 27.24 27.24 27.25 27.27 27.25            


Date           05/29Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26
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       78      52      74      50      72      49      72      47      70
TEMP          74 69 56 56 72 68 55 53 71 66 53 53 70 65 52 51 68 64
DEWPT         52 56 52 53 53 55 50 50 52 53 49 50 50 50 47 47 47 49
RH            46 63 86 90 51 63 83 89 51 63 86 89 49 58 83 86 47 58
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10      10      20      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS       IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS                                    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