RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

VAZ018-022100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

Date             Mon 11/02/26            Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26
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                 63          46          71          52          69
TEMP                54 61 61 53 50 49 47 47 61 70 69 58 55 54 54 53 62 68 67 61
DEWPT               47 46 42 42 41 40 41 41 51 54 53 51 50 50 50 50 57 59 60 58
MAX/MIN RH                   50          84          55          90          71
RH                  77 58 49 66 71 71 79 79 70 57 57 77 83 86 86 89 84 73 78 90
WIND DIR             S  S SE  S  N  N  N  N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             1  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  2  4  5  2  2  1  1  1  3  5  5  3
WIND GUST                                                           13 16 16 13
CLOUDS              B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           82 59 67 39 18  8 15 31 18 22  7 30 26 39 36 49 49 67 74 84
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   SC
MIX HGT             <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S SE SE  S  S  W  W SE SE  S SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD           8  5  4  3  2  1  1  1  1  4  8  5  8  6  3  4  9 16 14 17
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  8 13 10  2  1  1  1  1  2 18 23  3  4  3  2  4 19 38 31  8
MAX LVORI            4  2  2  3  3  4  4  5  3  2  2  4  5  5  6  6  4  3  3  5
STABILITY            C  C  C  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  D  D  F
CEILING               300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None   500
STA PRES            28.13 28.07 28.07 28.03 28.03 27.99 27.99 27.93 27.92 27.86


Date          Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
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       59      71      55      69      49      64      46      63
TEMP          61 60 71 61 58 55 67 59 53 50 62 55 48 46 61 54
DEWPT         58 59 63 58 55 53 55 51 48 46 48 44 41 40 45 42
RH            90 96 76 90 90 93 65 75 83 86 60 66 77 79 56 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR           80      70      40      30      10       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O NM SC SC SC SC IS                      IS
TSTMS            IS 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