RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

VAZ012-200800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/18/26      Wed 08/19/26            Thu 08/20/26            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                 58          86          63          84          61
TEMP                   60 59 61 74 82 85 75 67 66 64 65 76 80 82 74 67 64 62 64
DEWPT                  60 59 61 63 61 61 62 61 60 59 61 65 65 66 65 64 63 62 64
MIN/MAX RH                  100          45          89          57         100
RH                    100100100 69 49 45 64 81 81 84 87 69 60 58 74 90 97100100
WIND DIR                N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                0  0  1  1  1  2  1  0  0  1  1  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              10 20 32 20 14 10 15 32 29 25 43 58 70 57 57 57 62 62 63
VSBY                    1  1  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6   
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          40          40
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS IS         
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SW SW  S  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD              4  8  8  8  9 10  3  3  3  3  4  2 32 25  9            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  4  8 31 53 64  2  2  2  2  4  8141128  4            
MAX LVORI               9  9  8  3  1  1  3  5  5  5  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY               G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  4900  5500  3300      
STA PRES                  27.25 27.27 27.27 27.25 27.24 27.24 27.21            


Date           08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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       82      60      81      58      79      54      80      57      83
TEMP          80 73 64 62 77 71 62 61 75 68 57 57 76 70 59 60 79 72
DEWPT         68 66 63 62 65 63 60 60 61 58 56 56 58 58 56 57 60 61
RH            67 79 97100 67 76 93 97 62 70 96 96 54 66 90 90 52 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           90      30      30      10      10       5      10       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC       SC                                  IS
TSTMS         IS SC SC       SC                                  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