RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

VAZ018-050800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

Date           05/04/26      Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu
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                 54          80          60          77          57
TEMP                60 57 55 58 72 79 78 69 65 63 60 60 66 73 75 69 63 61 58 57
DEWPT               43 42 42 44 46 42 40 44 45 47 49 53 58 60 60 59 57 55 54 53
MIN/MAX RH                   62          25          79          59          88
RH                  53 57 61 59 39 27 26 40 48 56 67 78 75 64 60 70 81 81 86 86
WIND DIR            SW SW  W  W SW SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  5  4  4  6  9  9  6  6  6  6  6  8  9  8  5  4  3  3  4
WIND GUST           18 18 18 18 21 24 26 24 24 24 24 26 26 25 24 21 17 16 14 17
CLOUDS              FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)            8 20 32  8  8 29 63 66 70 76 77 90 90 95 95 92 92 92 92 84
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5          60          90          90
RAIN SHWRS                                     NM NM  O  O  O  O  O  O  O  O  O
TSTMS                                                      SC SC IS            
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD           8  6  4  5 17 26 29 16 17 24 12 12 23 25 28 16            
DISPERSION          VP PR VP             PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  3  2  6 95124138 14 12 16  8 17 60 88 99 11            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  C  C  D  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  None  None 29200  7500  1200   600  1300  1400      
STA PRES            27.70 27.73 27.72 27.67 27.67 27.62 27.62 27.64            


Date           05/07Fri 05/08/26Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26
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       67      42      69      48      72      49      76      55      75
TEMP          65 56 46 45 66 60 51 51 68 64 52 53 74 68 58 59 73 65
DEWPT         52 41 36 35 37 38 37 42 43 42 41 43 47 49 48 51 55 52
RH            63 57 68 68 34 44 59 71 40 45 66 69 38 51 69 75 53 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      30      10      20      30       5      20      30      60
RAIN SHWRS     O NM SC             IS IS SC          IS IS SC SC NM
TSTMS            IS                      IS          IS          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