RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

VAZ018-090900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

Date           11/07/26      Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26            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                 36          65          44          62          39
TEMP                      39 38 50 62 62 51 48 47 45 44 51 59 59 50 47 45 42 41
DEWPT                     33 33 39 40 37 32 29 30 34 35 40 39 36 35 34 34 34 33
MIN/MAX RH                   87          39          74          42          73
RH                        79 82 66 44 39 48 47 51 65 70 66 47 42 56 60 65 73 73
WIND DIR                  NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                   6  5  5  5  5  6 10 12 12 11 12  9  8  5  5  4  4  4
WIND GUST                 21 20 17 16 18 21 29 35 36 36 36 26 24 21 18 14 14 17
CLOUDS                    SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)                 37 18  2  2  1  1  4  3  7 24 30 16  6  3 15 21  6  2
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
T WIND SPD                13 12 13 14 13 12 16 18 14 13 23 21 18 10 11 10  9  9
DISPERSION                PR             PR FR FR FR             PR PR VP VP   
ADI                        6 13 24 39 34  6 11 16 13 11 72 75 68  5  5  5  4 10
MAX LVORI                  4  4  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  F  E  D  D  C  C  C  B  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.86 27.85 27.78 27.78 27.79 27.84 27.87 27.91 27.90


Date           11/10Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
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       69      44      68      44      57      39      47      32      49
TEMP          67 53 49 46 66 53 48 46 55 49 43 40 45 38 35 33 47 39
DEWPT         39 36 38 40 46 41 39 40 45 38 34 31 33 27 25 24 29 26
RH            36 52 66 79 48 64 71 79 69 66 70 70 62 64 66 69 49 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      60      30      20       5       5
RAIN                                S  C  L  C  C  S               

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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