RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

VAZ012-262000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

Date             Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26            Thu 05/28/26
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                 79          59          77          57          76
TEMP                   74 74 69 64 63 61 61 69 74 75 69 63 61 60 60 68 74 76 69
DEWPT                  64 66 65 63 62 60 61 64 63 64 63 61 60 58 59 62 59 57 57
MAX/MIN RH                   65         100          60          97          51
RH                     71 76 87 97 97 97100 84 69 69 81 93 97 93 96 81 59 52 66
WIND DIR               SW SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD                2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2
CLOUDS                 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)              81 91 75 75 71 77 72 58 59 66 77 45 57 57 65 65 44 35 41
VSBY                   10 10  8  6  7  8 10  7  3  6 10  6  4  3  8  8  8  8  8
POP 12HR                     60          70          70          70          50
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM NM SC       IS IS SC SC NM    SC SC SC SC         
TSTMS                  IS SC SC             IS SC SC IS             IS         
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  5 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD              9 11  6  6  4  4  8 26 21 19  8  5  8  8  8  9 13 14 11
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    28 24  3  3  2  2  8 78 75 82  4  3  4  4 12 28 70 93  5
MAX LVORI               3  3  6  9  9  9  8  4  1  1  5  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  F
CEILING                    1400   600  3100  3500  2500  None   100   600  None
STA PRES                  27.30 27.31 27.31 27.31 27.24 27.24 27.25 27.27 27.25


Date          Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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       50      78      52      76      49      74      48      73
TEMP          54 55 74 70 55 56 73 69 54 53 70 67 52 53 70 66
DEWPT         51 52 52 55 51 52 52 54 49 49 51 52 48 49 49 49
RH            90 90 46 59 86 86 48 59 83 86 51 59 86 86 47 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       5      20      10      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                         IS          IS       IS IS
TSTMS                              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