RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

VAZ012-170900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 PM EST Mon Feb 16 2026

Date           02/16/26      Tue 02/17/26            Wed 02/18/26            Thu
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                 35          63          41          60          48
TEMP                43 37 36 35 53 62 61 50 46 43 42 43 55 60 58 54 53 51 49 49
DEWPT               31 31 30 31 38 38 37 40 39 38 36 37 42 46 46 48 48 49 47 45
MIN/MAX RH                   84          40          81          58          93
RH                  62 79 79 85 57 41 41 68 76 82 79 79 61 60 64 80 83 93 93 86
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW
WIND SPD             2  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  6  6  4  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                                  18 17               
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)            3  7 24 25 26 57 74 56 74 76 74 71 83 89 85 87 77 67 68 79
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  2  1
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          40
RAIN                                                                    C  C  C
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  W  W SW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           3  3  3  4  3 14 11  5  5  5  6  9 25 24 20  8            
DISPERSION          VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  2  5  5 56 30  3  3  3  3  7 50 56 42  5            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  5  3  1  1  3  4  5  4  4  1  1  1  4            
STABILITY            G  G  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None 14600 16300 11600  1000   700   700      
STA PRES            27.34 27.35 27.37 27.28 27.23 27.14 27.11 27.10            


Date           02/19Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26
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       64      49      64      40      53      32      46      22      36
TEMP          63 55 52 52 64 52 46 40 53 45 40 34 45 36 28 23 35 28
DEWPT         48 48 48 49 43 37 37 35 34 32 31 30 26 24 20 15 11 10
RH            58 77 86 89 46 56 71 82 48 60 70 85 47 61 71 71 36 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      70      50      30      30      40      40      30      10
RAIN           C  C  C  L  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C         
SNOW                                                  S  C  S      

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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