RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

VAZ012-202100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
101 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

Date             Thu 11/20/25            Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25
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                 59          49          66          53          62
TEMP                      58 52 52 51 51 51 60 64 64 58 57 57 56 54 60 60 56 48
DEWPT                     46 47 49 48 48 50 55 56 56 55 55 54 54 53 53 50 45 44
MAX/MIN RH                   64          96          72          96          66
RH                        64 83 89 89 89 96 84 75 75 90 93 90 93 96 78 69 66 86
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  4  4  6  6  6  5  5  4  4
WIND GUST                 12                                                   
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)                 59 68 86 81 94 94 80 91 81 79 90 80 82 82 72 70 53 48
VSBY                      10 10 10  9  0  0  2  2 10 10 10 10 10  6 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          70          90          70          50
RAIN                                   L  D  C  L  C  C  C  L  L  C  C         
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
MIX HGT                    2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  2
T WIND DIR                 W SW SW SW NE SE SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                10  8  4  4  1  3  5 13 13  9 13 13 13  6 10 17 13  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI                       25  4  2  2  1  3  4 23 21  6  9  9  9  8 20 39 27  5
MAX LVORI                  2  5  6  6  7  6  5  3  3  5  6  5  6  6  3  3  3  5
STABILITY                  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING                     600   100   100   100   500  2400   700   700  None
STA PRES                  27.32 27.29 27.26 27.26 27.19 27.15 27.11 27.14 27.21


Date          Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
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       35      59      35      61      43      59      47      60
TEMP          41 36 58 46 40 36 60 49 46 45 56 51 51 49 59 49
DEWPT         37 33 31 34 32 32 35 36 35 36 45 46 49 48 49 43
RH            85 89 36 63 73 85 39 61 65 70 66 83 93 96 69 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10       5       0       5      20      60      60      20
RAIN                                      S  C  L  L  C      
RAIN SHWRS                                              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