RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

VAZ012-152100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
331 AM EST Thu Jan 15 2026

Date             Thu 01/15/26            Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 20          12          43          27          41
TEMP          18 16 18 19 19 18 17 15 14 14 27 39 42 35 31 29 29 30 37 40 38 31
DEWPT          8  5  6  5  3  3  4  4  3  2  2  5 11 14 18 22 22 26 27 24 21 20
MAX/MIN RH                   42          63          23          83          48
RH            64 61 59 54 49 51 56 61 61 58 33 24 28 41 58 75 75 85 67 52 50 63
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD       9 10  9  6  8  6  6  4  4  3  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  3  5  6  5  3
WIND GUST     21 23 21 20 20 19 18 14          16 14                   17 16   
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     83 83 73 80 68 39 21  5 18 40 48 66 58 61 63 72 72 78 74 57 54 48
VSBY           9  8  8  4  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50           0           0          50          40
SNOW                                                  S  S  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
SNOWSHWRS     IS SC SC                                                         
MIX HGT        3  3  4  5  4  3  2  1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5  1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD    34 36 35 31 33 31 28 17 13 13 14 29 23  8 12  9 14 10 31 29 23 10
DISPERSION    PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI           46 94 96 95 95 14 13  8  6 14 25 74 58  4  6  4  7 12 76 92 71  5
MAX LVORI      1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  F  F  F  F  B  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  F
CEILING              1900  2300  None  None  None  3600  2900  1700   700  None
STA PRES            26.90 26.93 27.01 27.05 27.08 27.08 27.09 27.07 27.16 27.21


Date          Sun 01/18/26Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       16      25      11      32       7      25      10      40
TEMP          24 17 24 18 14 13 29 25 17  9 23 19 14 11 36 31
DEWPT         17 10  5  4  3  3  7  7  4  0 -5 -3 -2 -1  5 11
RH            74 73 43 53 61 63 39 46 56 66 28 37 48 57 27 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           40      20       5       0      10       0       0       5
SNOW           S  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