RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

VAZ012-162000-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
431 AM EDT Thu Jul 16 2026

Date             Thu 07/16/26            Fri 07/17/26            Sat 07/18/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 91          65          92          65          85
TEMP          63 67 81 87 91 82 71 68 66 69 83 87 90 80 71 68 66 68 78 81 85 77
DEWPT         63 66 66 65 64 66 65 65 65 67 69 67 68 68 67 66 65 68 71 69 69 68
MAX/MIN RH                   41         100          49         100          59
RH           100 97 60 48 41 58 81 90 97 93 63 52 49 67 87 93 97100 79 67 59 74
WIND DIR      NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE  E  S SW  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  1  2  3  3  3
CLOUDS        FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)      7 17  7 31 33 13 17  3 11 27 29 46 59 61 59 53 56 67 67 81 81 62
VSBY           9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10                                    
POP 12HR                      0           0          40          40          60
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC SC       SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                                             SC SC IS          IS SC SC SC
Obvis                H  H  H                 H  H                              
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  W SE  S SE  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD     3  5  9  6  2  3  5  4  2  1  9  6  6  4  3  3  4  5 10 13 14 11
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  6 36 42 15  2  3  2  1  1 45 43 37  2  2  2  2  6 40 75 75  5
MAX LVORI     10  7  1  1  2  3  5  6 10  7  1  1  1  3  5  7  8  8  3  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  1400  None   600  2500
STA PRES            27.35 27.29 27.32 27.35 27.35 27.31 27.31 27.27 27.27 27.20


Date          Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       64      84      60      86      62      88      62      84
TEMP          67 67 79 75 64 64 80 76 64 66 81 78 66 64 79 75
DEWPT         66 67 68 65 62 64 63 63 61 64 65 65 64 64 64 63
RH            97100 69 71 93100 56 64 90 93 58 64 93100 60 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      50      10      30      10      40      40      40
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC SC SC       IS SC       IS SC SC SC IS SC
TSTMS         SC    IS SC          SC       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