RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
756 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

VAZ012-122100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
756 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date             Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26
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                 50          34          40          28          38
TEMP                49 45 43 41 40 39 37 35 36 38 38 34 33 31 31 30 33 37 37 33
DEWPT               45 43 39 37 36 34 31 32 33 31 29 29 30 27 27 26 26 24 23 25
MAX/MIN RH                   77          93          69          88          56
RH                  86 93 86 85 85 82 79 89 89 76 70 82 89 85 85 85 75 59 56 72
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  4  5  5  5  5  6  5  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  4
WIND GUST                    16 16 16    16                                    
CLOUDS              B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           79 96 77 69 59 76 75 89 77 70 60 65 72 65 62 69 74 75 65 52
VSBY                10  7  5  7  6  5 10  5  3  5  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          50          20          30           0
RAIN                 C  C  C  C     C  S           S                           
SNOW                                   C              C  C                     
MIX HGT              2  2  2  2 <1  1  1  2  3  3  4  1  1  2  2  2  4  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          23 20 19 18 16 18 19 17 16 16 16 11 12 12 16 16 18 17 17 12
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR             VP
ADI                 48 39 40 12 11 12 13 29 35 40 58  5  6  8 11 32 49 48 48  8
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  4  4  4  5  4  4  3  1  4  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  C  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING              1200   400  1200  1200   500  1200   600   600  1400  1500
STA PRES            26.87 26.88 26.90 26.91 26.95 26.98 27.05 27.09 27.20 27.26


Date          Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
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       27      43      23      51      23      55      23      60
TEMP          31 29 41 36 29 25 47 37 29 25 51 40 30 26 57 45
DEWPT         24 25 26 25 22 23 25 25 22 22 25 25 22 21 24 25
RH            75 85 55 64 75 92 42 61 75 88 36 55 72 81 28 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR            5       0       0       0       0       5       5       0

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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