RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

VAZ012-202000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
631 AM EDT Wed May 20 2026

Date             Wed 05/20/26            Thu 05/21/26            Fri 05/22/26
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                 89          59          79          53          65
TEMP             67 77 83 84 74 65 63 61 62 73 73 69 66 61 58 56 55 59 62 64 62
DEWPT            57 58 56 55 60 61 60 59 61 62 62 63 62 59 56 55 55 58 59 60 59
MAX/MIN RH                   33          98          60         100          87
RH               70 52 40 37 62 87 90 93 97 68 68 81 87 93 93 96100 96 90 87 90
WIND DIR          W  W  W SW  W NW  N  N  N SE  E NE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD          4  3  3  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3
CLOUDS           FW FW SC SC B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        10 21 29 35 68 88 79 90 81 77 85 88 94 94 85 85 84 81 88 87 85
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10  8  7  6  6  8  9  5  2  1  2  6  4 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     30          50         100          90          70
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC IS IS IS SC NM  O  O  O NM NM NM NM NM NM  O
TSTMS                     IS SC IS          SC SC SC IS                IS IS IS
MIX HGT          <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2  1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  1
T WIND DIR        W  W SW SW SW SW  W NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE
T WIND SPD        6 12 10  5  4  5  1  2  3  2  5 11 12 11 10  9 11  9  8  8  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               7 73 86 43  2  3  1  1  5  8 15 18  6  5  5  4 12 15 16 17  4
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  3  5  7  7  9  3  3  3  5  6  6  7  5  5  4  4  6
STABILITY         A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              None  None  4000   100   200  1400   500   200   200   200
STA PRES            27.36 27.29 27.30 27.30 27.34 27.34 27.38 27.38 27.40 27.39


Date          Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
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       54      76      57      77      58      77      59      77
TEMP          58 57 70 69 61 59 75 71 62 61 75 71 62 61 75 71
DEWPT         57 57 62 63 59 59 63 64 60 61 64 65 61 61 64 64
RH            96100 76 81 93100 66 79 93100 69 81 97100 69 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B1 B1 B2 OV
POP 12HR           80      90      40      80      30      90      30      90
RAIN SHWRS     O NM  O  O SC    SC  O SC    NM  O SC IS NM  O
TSTMS         IS IS IS SC IS       SC IS    IS SC IS    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