RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

VAZ012-200800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
702 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026

Date           04/19/26      Mon 04/20/26            Tue 04/21/26            Wed
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                 35          55          28          70          46
TEMP             48 43 41 39 37 46 52 52 45 37 30 28 32 57 67 69 61 52 48 47 50
DEWPT            18 22 25 27 29 24 19 16 16 19 18 18 20 24 29 33 36 38 38 37 38
MIN/MAX RH                   74          23          68          24          70
RH               30 43 52 62 72 42 27 24 31 48 60 66 61 28 24 26 39 59 68 68 63
WIND DIR         NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD          8  4  5  5  6  8 10  9  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  5
CLOUDS           CL CL CL SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         1  2  4 27 45 18  6  3 14  4  4  5  4  4 20 29 30 22 12 22 40
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           5
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD       10  9  8  9 16 18 24 21 12  3  2  2  3  5 10 10  8            
DISPERSION       PR VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               7  4  4  4 34 80150137  6  2  1  1  3 22 68 78  4            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY         E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.34 27.34 27.41 27.41 27.45 27.48 27.48 27.38            


Date           04/22Thu 04/23/26Fri 04/24/26Sat 04/25/26Sun 04/26/26
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       74      47      78      50      80      53      76      50      72
TEMP          73 65 51 51 77 68 54 53 79 70 57 55 74 66 56 53 70 64
DEWPT         40 42 44 45 44 44 44 44 43 44 47 50 51 52 50 50 49 47
RH            30 43 77 80 31 42 69 71 28 39 69 83 44 61 80 89 47 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      10       5      10      40      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS       IS                            SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                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