RAWS Point Forecast - Stony Fork, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

VAZ012-220800-
RAWS 447502
37.01N  81.18W Elev. 2540 ft
731 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

Date           08/21/26      Sat 08/22/26            Sun 08/23/26            Mon
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                 60          82          58          77          52
TEMP             70 67 63 62 62 72 78 77 68 63 62 59 60 70 76 72 65 58 55 53 54
DEWPT            65 64 63 62 62 67 65 65 64 62 60 59 60 60 57 55 54 53 52 51 53
MIN/MAX RH                  100          60         100          51          98
RH               84 90100100100 84 64 67 87 97 93100100 71 52 55 68 83 90 93 96
WIND DIR          E  N  N  N  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        65 70 84 76 62 57 41 26 33 45 36 23 48 20 12 17  6 10 10 10 11
VSBY              9  7  5  4  5 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  1
POP 12HR                     30          20          20           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC                      IS                                    
TSTMS                                    IS                                    
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR        E  E SE SE  S NW  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NW NW  W NW            
T WIND SPD        6  8  4  2  1  6  5  9  9  3  4  6 12 16 18 13  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  4  2  1  1 21 30 44  4  2  2  3 21 63120103  3            
MAX LVORI         6  8  9 10 10  4  3  1  5  8  8  9  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  B  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING               100   100  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.29 27.27 27.28 27.23 27.23 27.22 27.28 27.27            


Date           08/24Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26
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       79      52      82      57      84      61      82      60      84
TEMP          77 67 54 54 77 70 59 60 79 72 63 63 78 72 62 63 80 72
DEWPT         54 53 50 51 56 56 55 57 62 63 62 63 66 65 62 63 65 64
RH            45 61 86 90 48 61 87 90 56 73 97100 67 79100100 60 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5       5      40      40      60      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                               SC SC SC SC NM IS       SC
TSTMS                                    SC IS       SC          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