RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

VAZ012-162000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Date             Tue 06/16/26            Wed 06/17/26            Thu 06/18/26
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                 77          53          82          61          85
TEMP             53 65 73 76 70 59 56 55 58 71 78 81 75 64 62 63 67 77 83 80 73
DEWPT            47 49 51 51 53 53 52 52 56 57 55 54 56 56 57 57 63 67 67 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   42          94          39          87          59
RH               80 56 46 42 55 80 86 90 93 61 45 39 52 75 84 81 87 71 59 67 79
WIND DIR          S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          1  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  4  3  2  3  6 10 10  9  6  5
WIND GUST                                                     19 21 23 21 18 16
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW B2 SC FW SC SC SC CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        60 72 60 56 50 25 74 36 21 46 29 31  0 13 42 43 52 56 78 78 74
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          70
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS NM NM NM
TSTMS                                                               IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT          <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR        N SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD        0  3  6  8  6  3  3  3  4 18 21 23  6 10  9 24 27 31 33 32 21
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR
ADI               0 13 45 48  3  2  2  2  8101167173  3  5  4 16 66 98123114 15
MAX LVORI         6  2  1  1  2  5  6  7  6  1  1  1  2  4  4  3  4  3  1  1  4
STABILITY         A  B  B  B  G  G  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  F  E  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING              1900  None  None  None  None  None  None  None   700  2400
STA PRES            27.18 27.11 27.10 27.12 27.14 27.11 27.09 27.09 27.13 27.14


Date          Fri 06/19/26Sat 06/20/26Sun 06/21/26Mon 06/22/26
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       60      76      53      77      53      82      60      80
TEMP          65 61 72 69 57 56 74 70 55 58 79 75 62 62 77 74
DEWPT         63 61 61 56 54 54 50 52 51 53 55 58 58 61 64 65
RH            93100 68 63 90 93 43 53 86 83 44 55 87 97 64 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      60       5       0       5      20      30      50
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O NM SC                      IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS         IS    SC 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