RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

VAZ012-290800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
131 AM EDT Thu May 28 2026

Date           05/27/26      Thu 05/28/26            Fri 05/29/26            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                 61          77          54          80          56
TEMP                   63 62 63 69 75 76 69 60 56 54 57 69 77 79 72 65 59 57 58
DEWPT                  61 60 62 61 57 55 53 52 50 49 51 54 52 51 55 54 52 51 52
MIN/MAX RH                   99          47          84          38          80
RH                     93 93 97 76 54 48 57 75 80 83 80 59 42 38 55 68 78 80 80
WIND DIR                W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE  E SE SE  W  W  W SW  W  W NW
WIND SPD                4  3  3  6  9 10  6  2  2  1  1  2  4  4  3  1  2  2  2
CLOUDS                 B1 SC B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              57 43 70 30 22 16 13 15 17 18 19 23 26 41 55 55 54 60 65
VSBY                    8  6  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60           5           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             IS                                                      
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE SE  S  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD              3  2  6 13 13 14 11  4  2  2  2  8  6  4  5            
DISPERSION             VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     2  2 13 45 78 86  5  2  1  1  3 28 40 30  3            
MAX LVORI               8  8  5  4  1  1  3  5  7  7  5  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY               E  E  C  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.24 27.28 27.27 27.30 27.31 27.29 27.19            


Date           05/30Sun 05/31/26Mon 06/01/26Tue 06/02/26Wed 06/03/26
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       76      48      76      50      76      49      73      47      73
TEMP          73 69 54 52 71 67 55 54 71 67 53 53 69 65 52 52 69 65
DEWPT         48 52 48 47 50 52 50 50 50 51 48 48 47 49 47 47 46 49
RH            41 55 80 83 47 59 83 86 47 56 83 83 45 56 83 83 44 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       5      10      20      40      20      40      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                                                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