RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

VAZ012-120900-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
901 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

Date           01/11/26      Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26            Wed
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                 19          43          26          52          36
TEMP                23 22 21 20 30 41 41 34 31 29 26 27 37 49 52 47 39 38 36 37
DEWPT               13 15 15 14 16 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 25 25 26
MIN/MAX RH                   79          32          68          29          66
RH                  65 74 77 77 55 33 34 45 53 58 65 65 46 31 29 37 52 59 64 64
WIND DIR            NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            11  8  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  5  5  8 10  9  9 10 11 11 10
WIND GUST           21                                                         
CLOUDS              B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           68 73 48 21 12  6  6  4  9 27 31 18 18 28 24 27 29 43 49 57
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0           5
SNOWSHWRS                                                                      
MIX HGT              3  2  1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD          28 19 12 10  8 12 12  6  8  6  6  5 11 19 16 10            
DISPERSION          FR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             PR FR FR FR   
ADI                 39 26  8 12 10 31 30  3  4  3  3  4 17 43 36  7            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  2  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  D  E  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.46 27.48 27.40 27.39 27.36 27.31 27.17            


Date           01/14Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26Sun 01/18/26
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       45      23      31      13      34      19      38      19      31
TEMP          45 44 35 23 29 23 19 16 29 27 24 21 34 30 25 20 28 23
DEWPT         30 32 29 18 11  8  7  6 10 13 15 16 19 19 20 16 12 10
RH            55 62 78 81 46 52 59 64 44 55 68 81 54 63 81 84 50 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      90      60      20       5       5      20      40      30
RAIN                                                  S            
RAIN SHWRS       IS  O                                             
SNOW                    D  L  C  S                 S  S  S  C  C  S

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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