RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026

VAZ012-240800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
301 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026

Date           05/23/26      Sun 05/24/26            Mon 05/25/26            Tue
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                 56          77          55          79          57
TEMP          66 63 58 58 56 58 69 76 75 69 63 60 58 60 70 74 77 71 64 61 58 61
DEWPT         60 59 58 58 56 57 62 63 64 64 62 59 58 60 65 64 65 65 63 61 58 61
MIN/MAX RH                  100          62         100          66         100
RH            81 87100100100 96 78 64 69 84 97 96100100 84 71 67 81 97100100100
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  N  S  N  N  W SW  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  0  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)     88 93 91 86 85 81 31 78 84 91 83 72 78 69 65 91 91 84 82 79 85 80
VSBY           8  6  3  2  2  5  9 10 10 10  2  0  1  4  9  9 10  4            
POP 12HR                     50          80          50          90          60
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC IS IS       NM  O IS SC IS IS SC SC  O  O NM NM SC SC NM
TSTMS         SC IS                SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR    SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  N            
T WIND SPD     6  6  6  4  4  4  6  8  6  9  8  5  4  5 13 10  4  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           11  3  3  2  2  5 21 36 14  4  4  3  2  6 35 34 12  1            
MAX LVORI      5  8  6  8  6  7  3  3  3  5  8  8  8  8  4  3  3  5            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               200   200   200  2600   500   200   700  2300  2600      
STA PRES            27.38 27.39 27.39 27.34 27.35 27.36 27.40 27.38            


Date           05/26Wed 05/27/26Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26
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       80      57      77      57      77      55      74      50      69
TEMP          75 68 62 61 75 71 63 61 76 71 61 59 72 68 57 54 67 64
DEWPT         66 65 62 61 64 64 60 61 62 62 58 58 58 57 53 51 52 51
RH            74 90100100 69 79 90100 62 73 90 96 61 68 86 90 59 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B1 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR          100      50      90      40      70      30      60      40      50
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O SC    NM  O SC IS SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS NM IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS       IS          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