RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

VAZ012-170800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
802 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

Date           03/16/26      Tue 03/17/26            Wed 03/18/26            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
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                 17          31          14          43          28
TEMP                24 20 19 17 27 30 30 23 18 16 15 18 31 41 42 37 32 31 30 31
DEWPT                9 11 10 10 11  9  6  6  5  6  6  7 10 14 18 23 23 24 25 25
MIN/MAX RH                   91          36          67          34          82
RH                  52 67 67 73 50 41 35 47 56 64 67 61 41 33 37 56 69 75 81 78
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W
WIND SPD            10 10  8  6  6  6  6  4  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST           23 21 19    17 18 17                                       
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           62 68 64 51 52 65 34 10 43 57 47 56 39 30 43 54 58 65 70 67
VSBY                 6  6  6 10 10  5  6 10 10 10 10 10 10                     
POP 12HR                     40          20           0           5           5
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
SNOWSHWRS           SC IS IS IS IS IS                                          
MIX HGT              3  2  2  2  4  6  6  1  1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3  1            
T WIND DIR           W NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  S SW SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD          39 37 31 20 24 24 24  9  4  3  5  5 12 13 18 10            
DISPERSION          FR FR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 53 51 42 44 68 78160  4  2  2  3  7 34 59 74  5            
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  B  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              1200  1300  None  None  None  None  None  None  3100      
STA PRES            26.96 27.09 27.19 27.23 27.33 27.35 27.37 27.31            


Date           03/19Fri 03/20/26Sat 03/21/26Sun 03/22/26Mon 03/23/26
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       55      35      64      44      67      46      69      38      60
TEMP          53 48 39 37 62 55 47 45 66 59 51 46 66 57 44 38 56 48
DEWPT         35 36 35 35 40 40 42 42 44 43 44 41 41 39 35 30 29 27
RH            50 63 85 92 44 57 83 89 45 55 77 83 40 51 70 73 35 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5      10      10      20      20      10      10      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                      IS IS    IS             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