RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

VAZ018-070800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
531 PM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Date           10/06/26      Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26            Fri
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                 47          77          55          78          50
TEMP             52 49 48 47 47 64 74 74 60 56 56 56 55 71 77 75 61 56 55 52 51
DEWPT            46 45 44 43 44 53 54 53 51 50 50 50 50 55 55 53 50 50 48 47 46
MIN/MAX RH                   91          45          82          45          84
RH               80 86 86 86 89 67 50 48 72 80 80 80 83 57 47 46 67 80 77 83 83
WIND DIR          S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD          2  1  1  1  2  2  4  4  2  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                      14 16 17 19 20 19               
CLOUDS           CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)         5 11 15 15 22 18 11  7  4  9 11  5  6  4  9  8  6 12 15 13 22
VSBY             10 10 10 10  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR        S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD        3  3  2  2  2 14 10  9  2  3  4  4  4 20 13 13  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  2  1  1  2 43 46 44  1  2  2  2  5 78 78 82  2            
MAX LVORI         5  5  5  6  6  1  1  1  3  5  5  5  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.86 27.84 27.80 27.74 27.76 27.75 27.77 27.75            


Date           10/09Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26
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       76      52      72      54      65      58      71      57      76
TEMP          75 61 55 53 70 60 55 55 62 59 59 58 69 63 59 57 73 65
DEWPT         48 47 46 45 53 51 51 51 60 58 58 58 63 60 57 56 61 58
RH            38 60 72 74 55 72 86 86 93 96 96100 81 90 93 96 66 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      50      70      60      30      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                      IS SC NM NM NM SC SC 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