RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

VAZ012-260900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
702 PM EST Wed Feb 25 2026

Date           02/25/26      Thu 02/26/26            Fri 02/27/26            Sat
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 39          49          36          56          33
TEMP                43 42 39 39 44 48 49 43 40 39 37 36 46 54 55 46 41 37 36 35
DEWPT               37 37 37 36 40 41 39 37 36 35 35 33 38 39 38 37 35 34 33 32
MIN/MAX RH                   93          70          92          51          92
RH                  79 82 92 89 86 77 68 79 85 85 92 89 73 57 53 71 79 89 89 89
WIND DIR             W  W  W  E SW  W NW  N  N NW  N NE SE  S  S SE  S  S SW  W
WIND SPD             3  2  2  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  2
CLOUDS              B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           68 83 90 90 78 79 68 61 44 41 44 39 43 37 26 21 16 18 21 17
VSBY                 9  5  3  2  3  3  8  9  8  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          70          10          10           5
RAIN                       D  L  C                                             
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM          IS                                          
MIX HGT              1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5 <1            
T WIND DIR           W SW  W SE  S NW NW NW  N SW  E SE  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD           9  4  6  3  1  2  4  4  2  1  1  1  6 12 11  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  2  3  3  1  4  8  2  1  1  1  1  9 53 63  4            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  6  6  4  3  5  5  6  8  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING               600   600   600  1300  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.07 27.07 27.06 27.09 27.18 27.22 27.28 27.25            


Date           02/28Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26Tue 03/03/26Wed 03/04/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       63      40      57      36      46      31      47      36      55
TEMP          61 50 43 42 55 45 40 37 45 39 33 32 45 41 38 38 54 47
DEWPT         35 36 35 35 36 34 33 32 33 30 28 27 30 32 33 34 38 37
RH            38 58 73 76 49 65 76 82 62 70 82 81 55 70 82 85 54 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       5       5      40      60      40      50      50      50
FRZG RAIN                                    C  C  C               
RAIN                                C  L  L  C     C  C  C  C  C  C
SNOW                                C  L                           

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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