RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

VAZ018-292000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date             Tue 09/29/26            Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 79          56          84          57          87
TEMP                70 77 77 64 60 58 56 56 73 82 82 67 63 61 59 59 79 86 84 69
DEWPT               58 58 56 54 54 53 52 52 58 55 51 51 52 51 50 50 56 55 53 52
MAX/MIN RH                   48          87          34          75          32
RH                  66 52 48 70 81 83 86 86 59 40 34 56 67 70 72 72 45 35 34 55
WIND DIR             N NE  E NE  N  N  N  N  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  2  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1
CLOUDS              FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           14 34 48 38 24 17 26 24 38 28 45 44 33 26 10 12  7 11 13 14
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  5  1  4  9 10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR           N NE  E  S  S SE SE SW  W  W SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD           4  2  2  1  3  2  2  1 11  6  5  4  3  4  4  3  4 10  9  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 18 13 12  1  2  1  1  1 40 41 33  2  2  2  2  4 19 69 62  2
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  4  5  5  6  6  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.86 27.83 27.87 27.87 27.90 27.85 27.88 27.87 27.92 27.87


Date          Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       60      87      64      78      61      70      54      68
TEMP          63 61 86 74 67 65 76 67 63 61 68 63 59 54 67 57
DEWPT         54 53 60 58 60 60 64 60 59 59 64 58 55 49 51 45
RH            72 75 42 57 78 84 66 78 87 93 87 84 87 83 56 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      70      70      70      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM NM NM NM 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