RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026

VAZ012-312000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 AM EDT Sun May 31 2026

Date             Sun 05/31/26            Mon 06/01/26            Tue 06/02/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 76          58          76          49          73
TEMP             51 65 73 76 69 62 60 59 61 68 72 75 67 58 53 50 54 64 70 67 62
DEWPT            44 48 52 53 55 56 55 56 58 55 50 48 49 48 47 46 48 48 47 46 47
MAX/MIN RH                   45          92          39          86          43
RH               77 54 48 45 61 81 84 90 90 63 46 38 52 69 80 86 80 56 44 47 58
WIND DIR         SE SE  S SW  S SW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E NE
WIND SPD          3  4  2  2  3  3  2  1  2  2  3  3  2  1  0  1  1  2  3  2  2
CLOUDS           SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)        28 51 80 55 67 66 59 53 61 50 41 66 67 44 44 49 37 35 66 66 43
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  6  6   
POP 12HR                      0          20          20          20          40
RAIN SHWRS                            IS    IS             IS IS IS IS SC SC   
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC   
MIX HGT           1  2  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR       SE  S  S SW  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD       16 11  6  6  8  5  4  5  8 11  9 10  6  3  3  6 16 17 16 12 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI              29 30 34 38  4  3  2  3 12 49 57 59  3  2  2  3 32 96 98 52  5
MAX LVORI         3  2  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  2  3  5  5  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  C  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  F
CEILING              4100  3500  2700  None  None  2900  None  None  None  3300
STA PRES            27.33 27.25 27.23 27.21 27.22 27.21 27.25 27.28 27.36 27.40


Date          Wed 06/03/26Thu 06/04/26Fri 06/05/26Sat 06/06/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       44      75      48      78      52      81      56      82
TEMP          48 50 70 67 51 53 76 71 55 57 79 74 59 60 80 75
DEWPT         45 45 40 44 43 44 45 50 48 50 50 54 52 54 54 57
RH            89 83 33 43 74 71 33 47 77 77 36 50 78 81 41 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10       5       0       0       5       0      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS
TSTMS                                                      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