RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

VAZ012-162000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 AM EDT Sat May 16 2026

Date             Sat 05/16/26            Sun 05/17/26            Mon 05/18/26
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                 82          55          87          58          88
TEMP                71 77 79 71 61 58 57 60 75 82 83 75 65 61 58 63 78 83 86 79
DEWPT               47 51 52 53 52 50 49 52 53 52 53 56 55 55 54 57 58 54 53 54
MAX/MIN RH                   36          79          32          86          32
RH                  42 40 39 53 72 75 75 75 46 35 36 52 70 81 86 81 50 37 32 42
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  N SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD             3  4  3  2  1  1  2  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  0  2  4  4  3
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           31 57 55 63 52 63 51 26 15  9  7 17  7  7 12 15  2 12 12 13
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0          10
MIX HGT              2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  8  7 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W SW SW  S  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  S  S  S
T WIND SPD           9 13 11  3  3  3  3  3  5  5  8  9  6  4  2  2  4  5  8 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 27 57 58  2  2  2  2  3 30 45 67  4  3  2  1  2 26 53 67  5
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  5  5  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  C  B  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  4600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.36 27.33 27.33 27.35 27.41 27.37 27.43 27.45 27.50 27.45


Date          Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26
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       59      89      60      82      57      74      53      71
TEMP          63 63 84 79 64 64 80 74 63 60 72 68 58 55 69 66
DEWPT         53 55 51 52 53 56 58 59 58 57 59 56 52 52 54 54
RH            70 75 32 39 67 75 47 59 84 90 64 65 80 90 59 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5      10       5      70      50      70      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                      SC NM SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM
TSTMS                              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