RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

VAZ012-170800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

Date           07/16/26      Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26            Sun
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                 65          93          66          87          65
TEMP          92 83 70 66 65 68 82 87 91 82 71 68 67 69 79 82 85 77 69 67 66 67
DEWPT         64 65 63 62 62 66 68 66 66 67 66 65 64 68 71 69 68 67 67 66 66 67
MIN/MAX RH                   92          44          96          57         100
RH            40 55 78 87 90 93 63 50 44 61 84 90 90 97 77 65 57 71 93 97100100
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW  E  E  S  S  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
CLOUDS        FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)     16 17 12 11 17 25 50 51 35 55 49 58 27 54 54 84 84 62 62 64 64 75
VSBY          10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10                           
POP 12HR                      0          30          30          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                               SC          SC SC  O  O SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS                                    SC             IS SC SC SC IS         
Obvis                         H  H  H  H                                       
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR     N NW NW NW NW  W  E SE  S SE SE  W SW  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD     3  4  5  4  2  1  9  6  8  6  1  2  3  5  9 13 13 14            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           23  2  3  2  1  1 45 42 51  3  1  1  2  6 34 70 72  7            
MAX LVORI      2  2  4  6  7  7  1  1  1  3  6  6  7  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  A  F  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None   100  2100  5900      
STA PRES      27.29 27.32 27.34 27.36 27.31 27.30 27.26 27.24 27.16            


Date           07/19Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26
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       84      61      86      62      88      64      83      57      83
TEMP          79 75 63 63 81 77 65 66 83 78 67 67 78 73 61 60 77 73
DEWPT         68 66 63 63 65 65 63 65 66 67 65 66 65 61 60 60 60 61
RH            69 74100100 58 67 93 97 57 69 93 97 64 66 97100 56 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           70      20      30       5      40      30      40      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM IS       SC       IS SC SC SC SC SC IS       IS
TSTMS         SC SC IS       SC       IS SC SC       SC          IS

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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