RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
931 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

VAZ012-180800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
931 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

Date           08/17/26      Tue 08/18/26            Wed 08/19/26            Thu
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                 65          83          57          85          63
TEMP                68 68 67 67 74 79 79 71 64 62 59 62 75 82 84 76 68 65 63 66
DEWPT               67 67 66 67 68 66 65 64 63 61 58 61 62 61 61 63 62 60 59 61
MIN/MAX RH                   99          58          98          45          87
RH                  97 97 97100 82 64 62 79 97 97 96 97 64 49 46 64 81 84 87 84
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  W NW  W NW  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           78 57 58 64 55 42 28 22 23 32 34 39 17 12 19 23 35 16 41 51
VSBY                 7  5  4  4 10 10 10 10 10  5  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7
POP 12HR                     50           5           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS          IS                                                       SC
TSTMS                                                                          
Obvis                   F  F  F                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           2  2  3  2  5  4  9  6  9  8 10 11 11 10 10  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  1  2  3 18 21 46  3  4  4  5 11 41 56 66  2            
MAX LVORI            8  8  8  9  4  3  1  4  6  8  7  6  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING                    1100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.22 27.24 27.21 27.25 27.24 27.27 27.26            


Date           08/20Fri 08/21/26Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26
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       84      61      82      60      80      58      79      55      79
TEMP          83 74 64 65 78 72 64 62 76 71 63 62 75 70 59 58 74 69
DEWPT         66 66 64 64 68 66 63 62 66 64 61 61 62 60 57 57 58 57
RH            57 76100 97 71 81 97100 71 79 93 97 64 71 93 96 57 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           50      40      60      40      40      30      20       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC IS SC NM SC    IS SC SC IS    IS            
TSTMS         IS SC IS    SC SC IS       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