RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

VAZ012-250800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
831 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

Date           05/24/26      Mon 05/25/26            Tue 05/26/26            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                 56          73          57          78          58
TEMP                62 59 58 60 66 70 71 68 63 60 58 61 69 73 76 71 64 61 59 61
DEWPT               60 59 58 59 64 64 64 63 62 59 57 60 65 65 65 64 62 60 58 60
MIN/MAX RH                  100          70          97          69          97
RH                  93100100 96 93 81 79 84 97 96 96 97 87 76 69 79 93 97 96 97
WIND DIR             S  S  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N SW  W  W  N  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD             1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           89 87 71 94 80 90 87 69 90 85 89 82 82 96 96 68 59 68 81 87
VSBY                 5  5  2  2  5  6  7  7  5  4  3  1  6  7  8  9            
POP 12HR                     80          90          70          90          40
RAIN SHWRS           O SC NM  O NM NM  O SC NM SC SC NM NM  O  O SC SC IS IS  O
TSTMS               SC          IS SC SC IS             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S SE  S  W  W  W  W  S  S  W  S SW SW SW  S            
T WIND SPD           6  3  4  2  9  9  5  3  1  3  4  1  5  8  8  6            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  2  2 21 28 14  2  1  2  2  1 14 27 23  3            
MAX LVORI            6 10  9  8  5  3  4  5  9  8  8  8  4  3  3  5            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               500   100   200  1400  1700   500   200  1700  1700      
STA PRES            27.35 27.31 27.35 27.34 27.35 27.36 27.37 27.33            


Date           05/27Thu 05/28/26Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26
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      57      77      53      76      53      70      50      66
TEMP          74 69 61 60 75 72 59 58 73 70 58 57 68 65 55 53 65 62
DEWPT         64 65 61 60 62 61 56 56 58 58 54 54 57 56 52 51 54 54
RH            71 87100100 64 68 90 93 59 66 86 90 68 73 90 93 68 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           90      30      40       5      40      30      60      50      50
RAIN SHWRS     O  O SC IS SC SC       IS SC IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS         SC SC IS       SC          SC          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