RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1031 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

VAZ018-052000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1031 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date             Sat 09/05/26            Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26
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                 87          66          77          62          78
TEMP                79 82 85 74 71 69 68 67 71 74 73 68 66 65 63 62 71 77 75 68
DEWPT               67 68 67 69 68 67 66 66 70 69 68 64 61 60 60 60 64 64 64 60
MAX/MIN RH                   49         100          80          93          64
RH                  67 63 55 84 90 93 93 97 97 84 84 87 84 84 90 93 79 64 69 76
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E
WIND SPD             6  6  6  3  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  2  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  2
WIND GUST           19 19 19 13                                  13            
CLOUDS              B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           65 66 46 43 43 69 73 78 71 69 74 85 68 63 49 55 54 51 33 28
VSBY                10 10 10 10  7  3  1  2  8  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          50          80          20           5
RAIN SHWRS          IS IS IS IS    SC SC SC NM SC NM IS IS                     
TSTMS               IS IS IS IS       IS       SC IS                           
MIX HGT              3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5  1
T WIND DIR           W NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E SE  E
T WIND SPD           5 21 20 10  4  6  5  8  1  2  8 10  9  9  4  3 10  6  8  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 17129 73  5  2  3  3  9  3  7 24  5  4  4  2  4 35 28 50  3
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  5  6  6  8  8  9  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  3  3  1  4
STABILITY            C  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  1600   700   700  2500  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.69 27.71 27.72 27.76 27.76 27.84 27.89 27.95 27.95


Date          Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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       60      82      61      87      67      88      64      83
TEMP          62 61 81 71 64 63 85 76 70 69 85 76 68 65 81 71
DEWPT         57 58 64 60 57 57 65 63 61 62 68 64 62 61 62 59
RH            84 90 56 68 78 81 51 64 73 78 57 66 81 87 53 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS SC SC    IS
TSTMS                                          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