RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

VAZ012-200800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

Date           08/19/26      Thu 08/20/26            Fri 08/21/26            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                 63          84          61          81          60
TEMP                68 66 64 65 75 79 78 71 66 64 62 64 74 79 76 69 65 63 61 63
DEWPT               63 64 63 61 65 67 67 66 65 63 62 64 68 68 68 66 64 63 61 63
MIN/MAX RH                   98          62         100          69         100
RH                  84 93 97 87 71 67 69 84 97 97100100 82 69 76 90 97100100100
WIND DIR             S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N SW  S  W SE  N  N  N  W
WIND SPD             2  3  2  1  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1
CLOUDS              FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           20 17 40 40 59 58 59 25 13 50 59 68 78 84 84 59 62 62 64 60
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  7  7  7  9 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10          30          30          80          40
RAIN SHWRS                   IS IS SC          SC SC SC SC  O  O SC SC         
TSTMS                              SC          IS       IS SC SC IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW  S SW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW  S SW SW  S  S            
T WIND SPD           3  3  2  2 19 23 16  6  3  3  2  2  2  8 11  3            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  2  1  2 73111 67  3  2  2  1  2  6 35 37  2            
MAX LVORI            5  5  5  5  3  1  1  5  8 10 10  9  4  3  3  7            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  5600  None  None  2100  6000  5100  4100      
STA PRES            27.27 27.26 27.29 27.26 27.28 27.31 27.32 27.28            


Date           08/22Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26
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       82      58      80      55      81      55      84      59      85
TEMP          80 72 62 61 76 71 58 59 77 70 58 59 79 73 62 62 80 74
DEWPT         65 62 60 60 60 59 57 56 56 56 55 55 60 60 59 60 63 63
RH            60 71 93 97 58 66 96 90 48 61 90 87 52 64 90 93 56 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30       5      10       0       5       5      20      20      40
RAIN SHWRS       SC                                  IS    IS IS SC
TSTMS            SC                                  IS          SC

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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