RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
245 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

VAZ012-180800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
245 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Date           07/17/26      Sat 07/18/26            Sun 07/19/26            Mon
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                 66          80          65          85          61
TEMP          91 83 72 69 67 69 77 80 79 75 69 68 67 67 75 79 83 76 66 63 61 64
DEWPT         65 66 66 65 65 68 69 69 69 68 67 66 66 67 70 68 67 66 65 63 61 64
MIN/MAX RH                   96          68         100          59         100
RH            42 57 81 87 93 97 76 69 72 79 93 93 97100 84 69 59 71 97100100100
WIND DIR       S NW  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD       1  1  0  1  1  2  2  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS        SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     36 42 72 65 41 65 42 77 69 35 36 50 82 86 59 76 76 17 11 11 24 34
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  7  6  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  6  6 10            
POP 12HR                      5          70          50          60           5
RAIN SHWRS                      IS NM SC IS    IS SC IS IS NM NM               
TSTMS                           IS SC SC IS    IS       IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  1            
T WIND DIR    SE  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     6  6  3  5  8  8  8 12 14 12  8  8  5  9 14 12 11  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           49  3  2  3  4  8 32 46 61  6  4  4  3 15 51 65 55  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  5  6  6  6  3  1  3  4  6  6  9  5  4  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  F  F  F  F  B  A  C  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        None  3400   100  None  2500  None   400   500  2100  None      
STA PRES      27.32 27.33 27.31 27.30 27.23 27.20 27.18 27.22 27.20            


Date           07/20Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
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       86      63      89      65      83      56      81      56      84
TEMP          81 77 65 66 83 79 68 67 78 74 60 60 76 72 59 60 79 74
DEWPT         65 65 63 66 66 66 65 67 66 62 58 59 59 59 56 58 60 61
RH            58 67 93100 57 64 90100 67 66 93 96 56 64 90 93 52 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           30       5      30      60      50      20       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC       IS SC SC NM SC SC IS                   IS
TSTMS            SC       IS SC SC SC IS 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