RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

VAZ018-150800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Wed Oct 14 2026

Date           10/14/26      Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            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                 67          76          65          82          48
TEMP                69 69 68 67 70 73 72 67 66 66 65 65 76 82 77 63 57 54 50 48
DEWPT               65 65 65 65 69 70 70 66 65 63 63 62 65 63 62 58 52 47 43 40
MIN/MAX RH                   97          85          99          53          85
RH                  87 87 90 93 97 90 93 97 97 90 93 90 69 53 60 84 83 77 77 74
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW SE SE  E SE SE  S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             3  3  1  1  2  3  3  2  3  3  4  6  9  9  9 13 17 17 16 14
WIND GUST                                         16 21 26 27 28 33 37 40 41 39
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           56 65 71 78 83 80 80 82 67 71 42 38 14 30 30 59 67 66 62 56
VSBY                10 10  8  4  8  6  5  5  5  4  5  5  9 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          70          10          20          40
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC NM NM NM                   IS IS SC SC SC SC   
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5  2            
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SW SW  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD           5  6  4  1 10  9  6  5  3  3  4  6 24 23 18 18            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR GD GD GD   
ADI                  3  3  2  1 14 15  6  3  2  2  3  7 73100 73 21            
MAX LVORI            6  6  6  8  5  4  5  9  7  7  6  5  1  1  1  4            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  E  B  C  C  C  D            
CEILING              None  1100   100   100     0  None  None  None  3700      
STA PRES            27.85 27.87 27.90 27.87 27.83 27.75 27.69 27.58            


Date           10/17Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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       55      36      57      37      61      44      66      46      67
TEMP          54 44 39 36 56 46 40 38 61 51 47 45 65 56 49 47 66 57
DEWPT         37 32 30 28 33 34 32 31 41 42 40 39 48 47 44 43 51 49
RH            52 62 70 72 42 63 73 76 48 71 76 79 54 72 83 86 58 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            5      10       5       5       5       5       0       0       5

$$


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