RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

VAZ012-130900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date           11/12/26      Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            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
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                 31          46          26          42          25
TEMP                41 39 36 34 38 42 43 36 35 33 30 27 34 39 39 33 32 31 28 26
DEWPT               36 35 34 32 34 29 25 29 29 28 27 25 28 24 22 25 25 24 25 25
MIN/MAX RH                  100          47          92          48          96
RH                  82 85 92 92 85 60 49 75 78 82 88 92 78 54 50 72 75 75 88 96
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             5  5  6  6  4  4  4  3  3  3  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST           16 16 17                                        13         
CLOUDS              B1 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           65 93 82 78 91 83 80 76 78 79 76 87 79 77 66 59 59 52 63 66
VSBY                10  9 10  9  8 10  7  9  7  8 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     40          10          30           5           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC                                                      
SNOWSHWRS                                SC SC IS IS                           
SPRINKLES                                                                      
MIX HGT              1  1  2  2  2  3  4  1  1  2  2  1  4  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          17 16 18 17 19 18 14 11 10 11 14 14 18 18 18 12            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 12 11 12 34 42 47 40  5  5  5 10 22 48 51 51  8            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  4  4  1  1  4  4  4  5  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            E  E  E  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              1200  1200  1200   500   600   600  1400  1500  None      
STA PRES            26.90 26.92 26.97 27.00 27.06 27.11 27.23 27.29            


Date           11/15Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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       46      25      50      25      56      26      60      28      63
TEMP          43 36 30 25 48 40 30 27 53 42 31 28 58 47 33 30 61 50
DEWPT         27 28 27 24 28 28 26 24 29 28 26 24 25 26 25 22 28 30
RH            53 72 88 96 46 62 85 88 39 57 81 85 28 43 72 72 28 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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