RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
602 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

VAZ018-042100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
602 AM EST Wed Mar 4 2026

Date             Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26            Fri 03/06/26
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                 63          53          77          57          80
TEMP             44 56 62 63 63 57 56 54 54 66 75 76 68 64 61 59 58 71 79 78 68
DEWPT            44 51 55 55 53 52 51 50 50 55 55 53 52 53 53 52 52 56 57 55 55
MAX/MIN RH                   70          89          44          83          44
RH              100 83 78 75 70 83 83 86 86 68 50 45 57 67 75 78 80 59 47 45 63
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  W SW  S
WIND SPD          6  2  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3  3  4  3  2  3  5  4  2
WIND GUST           13 14 12                14 18 18 14 17 17 14 13 16 17 16 12
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        74 60 77 76 67 41 65 56 42 47 47 54 51 40 36 53 60 23 50 50 20
VSBY              2  7 10  9  9  9  6  4  8 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                     40          10          20          10          30
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC                   IS IS                   SC SC   
MIX HGT          <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S
T WIND SPD        4  8 10  8  4  5  6  6 10 16 23 21  6  3  5  5  4 13 11  8  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               5 12 30 20  2  3  3  3 11 39123 67  3  2  3  3  4 47 71 49  2
MAX LVORI         6  4  3  3  3  5  5  5  5  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         D  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  D  F  G  F  F  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING              7500  2400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES             28.0 27.95 27.94 27.90 27.92 27.89 27.91 27.94  28.0 27.97


Date          Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
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       58      79      57      72      51      73      55      78
TEMP          62 59 77 71 62 57 71 62 57 52 71 65 58 56 76 70
DEWPT         55 54 58 55 55 52 49 45 46 45 49 49 50 50 55 54
RH            78 83 52 57 78 83 46 54 67 77 46 56 75 80 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR           10      70      60      40      30      30      20      30
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS    IS SC
TSTMS                  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