RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

VAZ012-210800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
231 PM EDT Wed May 20 2026

Date           05/20/26      Thu 05/21/26            Fri 05/22/26            Sat
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                 62          69          55          61          56
TEMP          84 74 67 65 63 63 69 69 66 64 59 56 55 55 58 61 61 60 58 56 56 57
DEWPT         55 58 60 60 59 61 62 63 63 62 59 56 55 55 58 59 59 58 57 56 55 57
MIN/MAX RH                   96          78         100          91         100
RH            37 57 78 84 87 93 78 81 90 93100100100100100 93 93 93 96100 96100
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW NW SE  S NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD       5  3  3  3  2  2  3  4  4  1  3  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  2  2
CLOUDS        SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)     38 65 69 79 82 86 85 91 98 96 94 90 85 88 86 90 89 88 88 90 90 95
VSBY          10 10  9  7  5  5  6  9  5  4  2  3  5  6  4  3  4  5            
POP 12HR                     60         100          80          70          70
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC SC IS SC SC NM  O  O  O NM NM NM  O  O NM NM NM NM  O  O  O
TSTMS         IS SC SC          SC SC SC                   IS IS               
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1  1 <1 <1  1  1  2  2  1            
T WIND DIR     S SW  W NW  N  E SW SW  W NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     5  4  4  2  2  3  6 10  8  8 10  3  4  4  6  8  9  9            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           48  2  2  1  1  4 16 24 13  4  5  2  2  7 12 16 19  4            
MAX LVORI      1  3  4  5  6  6  4  3  5  6  9 10  9  8  7  4  5  6            
STABILITY      A  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F            
CEILING        None  5300  1100   100   700   100   100   200   200   200      
STA PRES      27.31 27.32 27.30 27.31 27.29 27.32 27.33 27.37 27.36            


Date           05/23Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26Wed 05/27/26
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       69      56      77      58      76      58      76      58      75
TEMP          65 69 61 59 74 71 63 61 74 71 63 61 75 71 63 61 74 71
DEWPT         62 63 60 59 63 63 60 61 64 64 60 61 64 64 60 60 62 63
RH            90 81 97100 69 76 90100 71 79 90100 69 79 90 97 66 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR           80      40      70      20      80      40      80      40      80
RAIN SHWRS     O  O SC IS SC NM IS IS NM  O SC IS NM  O SC SC NM  O
TSTMS         IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC IS    IS SC 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