RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026

VAZ012-260800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Mon May 25 2026

Date           05/25/26      Tue 05/26/26            Wed 05/27/26            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                 57          79          58          78          57
TEMP                63 62 60 61 69 74 74 69 64 62 60 62 70 73 74 69 63 61 58 60
DEWPT               62 60 59 60 66 65 66 65 63 61 59 61 64 63 64 64 62 60 57 59
MIN/MAX RH                   97          67          97          69          97
RH                  97 93 96 97 90 74 76 87 97 97 96 97 81 71 71 84 97 97 96 96
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           92 88 91 83 78 82 72 82 68 73 76 82 82 94 94 69 71 63 64 57
VSBY                 5  3  2  3  9 10 10 10  5  8 10  6  6  6  6  6            
POP 12HR                     50          90          50          90          50
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC SC SC  O NM SC IS       NM NM  O  O SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                           SC NM SC SC             IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           5  5  2  1  3  5 11 11  5  6 11 18 21 27 20  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  1  1  9 21 35  5  3  3  5 19 67 98 56  4            
MAX LVORI            9  9 10 10  6  3  3  6  9  9  7  5  4  3  3  5            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               400   100   200   400   100  1200  1100  2500  1600      
STA PRES            27.32 27.32 27.34 27.30 27.29 27.30 27.31 27.25            


Date           05/28Fri 05/29/26Sat 05/30/26Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26
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       79      51      73      51      70      48      69      46      71
TEMP          75 71 55 55 71 67 54 54 69 65 54 52 67 63 51 51 69 64
DEWPT         58 58 53 53 53 55 51 51 52 53 50 49 50 51 48 48 48 50
RH            55 63 93 93 53 65 90 90 55 65 86 89 54 65 89 89 47 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR           40       5      10      20      40      20      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS             IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC            
TSTMS         IS IS                      SC 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