RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

VAZ012-180800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
401 PM EDT Sun May 17 2026

Date           05/17/26      Mon 05/18/26            Tue 05/19/26            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                 57          85          58          86          60
TEMP          82 74 65 62 59 64 78 83 84 77 68 64 60 65 78 84 85 79 68 64 61 66
DEWPT         57 59 56 55 54 57 58 54 53 53 53 53 52 55 54 51 51 53 53 53 52 56
MIN/MAX RH                   86          34          78          30          74
RH            43 59 73 78 83 78 50 37 34 43 59 67 75 70 43 32 31 41 59 67 72 70
WIND DIR       S  S SW SW  W  N SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD       2  1  1  1  1  0  2  4  4  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  2  2  2
CLOUDS        FW FW FW CL FW SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     18 18  7  5 24 28  2 16 19 21 37 39 45 47 13 25 22 31 20 29 24 33
VSBY          10 10 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           5           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  8 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     5  6  5  3  2  1  6 11 13 10  5  3  3  2 11 12 13  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           44  3  3  2  1  1 33100113  5  3  2  2  2 65115127  3            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  4  5  5  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.40 27.46 27.50 27.45 27.48 27.48 27.50 27.43            


Date           05/20Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26
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       79      58      73      52      69      55      75      58      78
TEMP          78 74 62 60 71 67 57 54 66 65 58 57 72 69 61 60 75 71
DEWPT         59 62 59 59 60 57 52 51 56 56 54 56 61 61 58 59 62 62
RH            52 66 90 96 68 70 83 90 70 73 86 96 68 76 90 96 64 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      60      90      70      70      50      80      40      80
RAIN SHWRS    IS  O NM SC  O  O NM SC SC NM SC SC NM  O SC SC SC  O
TSTMS            SC SC    IS SC IS       SC 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