RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026

VAZ012-172100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026

Date             Tue 02/17/26            Wed 02/18/26            Thu 02/19/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 63          41          60          48          63
TEMP                53 60 61 50 46 44 42 43 54 57 59 55 53 51 49 49 55 59 62 56
DEWPT               39 40 39 40 39 38 37 37 43 46 46 47 48 48 47 47 49 50 51 49
MAX/MIN RH                   43          82          62          94          67
RH                  59 47 44 68 76 79 82 79 66 67 62 74 83 89 93 93 80 72 67 77
WIND DIR             W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST                                      18                              
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           36 48 66 54 81 83 76 66 73 89 86 86 74 73 76 83 82 81 74 68
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  2  1  4  8 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          40          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
MIX HGT              1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          13 10 10  5  4  4  4  6 21 21 17  8  6  4  2  3  4 10  8  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 40 29  3  2  2  2  7 42 51 35  5  3  2  1  3  4 19 14  2
MAX LVORI            2  1  2  3  4  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  5  6  7  6  4  3  3  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None 15000 15800 15700  7900   600   700   700   700   600
STA PRES            27.35 27.28 27.23 27.15 27.13 27.11 27.13 27.12 27.10 27.03


Date          Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       49      63      40      53      32      42      20      34
TEMP          50 50 63 52 45 41 50 46 38 32 39 34 26 21 32 28
DEWPT         47 46 43 35 35 34 34 32 32 26 23 20 17 13 11 11
RH            89 86 48 52 68 76 54 58 79 78 52 56 68 71 41 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR           70      50      40      40      50      40      30      20
RAIN              L  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C            
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                             
SNOW                                               C  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