RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
102 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
102 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2026

Date             Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26
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                 57          33          66          42          78
TEMP                   54 57 49 42 39 34 35 51 62 65 56 48 45 43 45 65 75 77 66
DEWPT                  19 17 17 18 19 23 25 27 29 29 28 29 29 29 31 34 36 37 38
MAX/MIN RH                   21          66          25          59          23
RH                     25 21 28 37 44 64 66 39 28 26 34 47 53 57 58 31 24 24 36
WIND DIR               SE SE SE SE SE  E  S SE SE SE SE  S  W  W  W  W SW  W  W
WIND SPD                5  5  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  2
WIND GUST              17 17 13                                           13   
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              23 19 35 39 47 30 46 41 38 21 13  3  4  5  4  3  8 14 12
VSBY                   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 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  8 <1
T WIND DIR             SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD              8  9 13  4  3  2  3  5  3  2  6  3  2  2  3  9 11 12  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    35 41  6  2  2  1  3 13 12  9  3  2  1  1  3 37 89113  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  F  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.15 28.17 28.16 28.18 28.11 28.10 28.07 28.06 27.99


Date          Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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       52      75      52      78      57      83      60      88
TEMP          54 53 73 66 55 53 74 70 59 58 81 74 63 62 85 77
DEWPT         37 41 47 46 46 47 50 47 46 48 46 45 47 50 53 50
RH            52 64 40 48 72 80 43 44 62 69 29 35 56 65 33 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      20       5       0       0       0       0      10
RAIN SHWRS             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