RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

VAZ012-192100-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
701 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

Date             Mon 01/19/26            Tue 01/20/26            Wed 01/21/26
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                 33           8          27          11          46
TEMP                25 31 31 23 19 14 12  9 18 25 27 20 15 13 13 15 30 43 45 36
DEWPT               10  8  4 -1 -1 -3 -4 -6-10-11 -9 -6 -3  1  1  2  5 10 13 16
MAX/MIN RH                   30          51          19          59          25
RH                  52 37 31 34 40 46 48 49 27 19 20 30 44 58 58 55 34 25 27 43
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW
WIND SPD             6  6  6  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  4  2  2  1  1  2  2  4  4  3
WIND GUST           20 20 19 16          17 16                            14   
CLOUDS              SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           27  4  5  6  4  4  5  5  5  7  5  4  4  4  7  5 12 19 58 58
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              3  3  4  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          28 29 29 21 24 19 17 19 23 21 18  8  8  4  3  4 11 11 13  9
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 86101107 10 11  9  8 24 64 75 64  4  4  2  2  5 20 38 35  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  C  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.17 27.22 27.30 27.35 27.44 27.48 27.51 27.47 27.42 27.33


Date          Thu 01/22/26Fri 01/23/26Sat 01/24/26Sun 01/25/26
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       28      41      19      41      16      26      12      29
TEMP          31 32 41 33 25 20 40 30 25 17 24 21 17 12 25 22
DEWPT         21 27 25 20 16 13 11 13 14  9  4  2  6  5  8  9
RH            66 81 52 58 68 74 30 49 62 70 41 43 61 73 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           30      30      10      30      50      50      60      50
RAIN                 C                                       
SNOW              C              S  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  C  C

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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