RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

VAZ012-200800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
501 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

Date           05/19/26      Wed 05/20/26            Thu 05/21/26            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                 62          88          60          70          54
TEMP             77 68 65 63 65 77 83 83 74 65 63 61 62 69 70 67 66 61 56 54 55
DEWPT            56 55 53 53 56 58 55 55 59 61 60 58 61 62 62 64 61 58 55 54 55
MIN/MAX RH                   73          34          97          74         100
RH               48 63 65 70 73 52 38 38 59 87 90 90 97 78 76 90 84 90 96100100
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  N  N  N SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD          1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  1  2  3  3  2  3
CLOUDS           B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        65 49 49 38 15 16 32 52 52 55 87 76 91 89100100 90 90 84 86 85
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  4  2  4  8  8  4  3            
POP 12HR                      5          30          50         100          80
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC IS IS  O  O  O  O  O  O SC SC SC
TSTMS                                 SC IS             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW  S SW  W  W  W SW  W  S  W NW NE SE SE SE  E  E            
T WIND SPD        5  5  4  4  8 11 10  9  6  4  1  2  4  6  9 12  8            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  3  2  2  8 70 88 58  3  2  1  1  5 29 19 22  4            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  5  7  7  7  3  3  4  6            
STABILITY         F  F  F  G  A  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  7600   100   200   400   200      
STA PRES            27.39 27.39 27.39 27.32 27.33 27.33 27.36 27.33            


Date           05/22Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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       63      55      74      57      76      58      76      59      77
TEMP          61 63 58 57 71 69 61 60 74 71 62 60 74 71 62 61 76 71
DEWPT         58 58 56 57 62 62 59 60 63 63 59 60 63 64 60 60 63 63
RH            90 84 93100 73 78 93100 69 76 90100 69 79 93 97 64 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           70      60      80      40      80      40      80      30      80
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM SC NM  O SC    SC  O SC IS NM  O SC IS NM  O
TSTMS         IS SC IS       SC IS    IS SC IS    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