RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

VAZ018-072100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Sat Feb 7 2026

Date             Sat 02/07/26            Sun 02/08/26            Mon 02/09/26
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                 15           8          30          14          42
TEMP                11 14 14 10  9  8  8 10 19 28 29 23 18 15 14 16 27 39 41 35
DEWPT                0  2  1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2  2  7  9  8  6  5  5  7 13 19 24 25
MAX/MIN RH                   42          58          40          69          44
RH                  60 58 55 57 60 63 63 57 47 40 42 52 59 64 67 67 55 44 50 66
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD            18 16 14 14 11  6  5  4  4  4  4  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  1
WIND GUST           60 55 56 46 37 28 24 19 17 17 16 13                        
CLOUDS              FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            8  9  8  5  7  8 19 32 65 69 41 10  5  9 17 30 60 63 62 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10  9  9 10 10  9  9  9 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          20           0           5
SNOW                                      S  S                                 
MIX HGT              3  4  3  3  2  2 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  W NW SW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          41 39 36 32 29 24 18 12 14 14 11  8  4  3  2  1  4  4  5  2
DISPERSION                   GD FR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                102103 93 43 20 11  8 13 28 38 29  4  2  2  1  1  4  6  6  1
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  E  F  F  B  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  A  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None 11600  None  None  None  None  2500
STA PRES            27.74 27.80 27.89 27.93 27.96 27.94 27.95 27.92 27.89 27.84


Date          Tue 02/10/26Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26
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       29      57      41      54      31      46      29      44
TEMP          32 33 54 48 44 43 53 41 35 31 45 35 31 30 41 37
DEWPT         26 27 40 39 39 39 40 34 29 26 26 24 24 23 26 25
RH            78 78 59 71 82 86 61 76 78 81 47 64 75 75 55 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR            0       5      20      50      30      20      40      40
RAIN                          S  C  C  C  C  S  S        C  C
SNOW                                      C        C  C      

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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