RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026

VAZ018-010900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
202 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026

Date           02/28/26      Sun 03/01/26            Mon 03/02/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 43          60          31          36          32
TEMP          63 57 53 50 48 44 52 57 59 50 44 40 38 31 33 35 35 34 34 33 33 33
DEWPT         39 34 34 35 37 40 42 41 35 32 30 28 26 25 24 24 24 25 26 26 29 33
MIN/MAX RH                   85          41          76          63         100
RH            41 42 48 56 65 86 69 55 40 50 57 62 62 78 69 64 64 69 72 75 85100
WIND DIR       W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD       6  2  1  3  6  6  9 11  9  6  4  3  3  4  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  4
WIND GUST                                19          14 14 16 16 17 16 14 14   
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)      0  0  0  0 13 12 29 25 35 71 72 73 76 79 83 87 92 97 95 92 93 93
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10  9 10 10 10  9  5  5  7  2  2 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           5          40          70
RAIN                                                                       C  C
SLEET                                                             L  L  C      
SNOW                                                  S  S  C  C  L            
MIX HGT        6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  2  1  1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW  N  E  E  E SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD    12  3  3  4  9  9 25 17 13 11  5  5 11 12 11 12 11 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           83  2  2  2  4 10 75 58 41  8  4  3  5 18 19 23 19  9            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY      B  G  G  G  F  B  C  C  C  E  E  F  F  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  1700   800   800  1000   300      
STA PRES            27.80 27.79 27.87 27.95 28.06 28.10 28.19 28.16            


Date           03/03Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       49      43      66      49      72      54      75      56      76
TEMP          46 47 45 44 64 58 52 49 70 64 57 54 73 67 59 57 75 66
DEWPT         39 41 41 42 51 48 47 46 53 51 50 50 55 54 54 53 56 54
RH            76 79 86 93 63 69 83 89 55 63 77 86 53 63 83 86 52 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      20      10      10      30      20      40      20      40
RAIN           C  S  S  S                                          
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC IS IS IS SC IS    IS SC

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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