RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

VAZ018-040900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

Date           11/03/26      Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26            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
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                 51          71          61          75          56
TEMP                56 54 52 53 57 66 68 62 62 62 62 62 67 74 72 63 61 60 59 57
DEWPT               53 51 50 50 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 61 65 65 65 61 59 58 58 55
MIN/MAX RH                   93          65         100          74          96
RH                  90 90 93 89 93 73 70 90 93 97100 97 93 74 79 93 93 93 96 93
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             4  4  3  3  5  6  6  3  4  4  3  3  4  4  2  1  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                          19 18 16 17 16 16 13 14                     
CLOUDS              FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           22 23 33 45 72 87 78 86 89 89 94 68 63 52 62 75 75 83 77 73
VSBY                10 10  8  8 10 10 10  9  7  5  4  6  8 10 10 10 10 10      
POP 12HR                      0          20          80          20          40
RAIN                                      L  C  D              S  C  C  C  C  C
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SE SE  W SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW            
T WIND SPD           3  2  1  1  3  9  6  3  4  4 14  9  9 13 12  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  1  8 23 14  2  3  3  7  9 16 34 35  3            
MAX LVORI            6  7  8  9  5  3  4  7  6  8  8  8  4  3  3  8            
STABILITY            G  G  G  C  C  D  D  F  E  E  F  C  D  D  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  5700  2300  1900   700  None 10000            
STA PRES            27.99 27.93 27.91 27.84 27.79 27.74 27.74 27.69            


Date           11/06Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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       71      47      62      41      61      41      61      40      65
TEMP          69 60 52 48 60 52 45 43 59 49 44 42 58 51 44 42 62 54
DEWPT         55 49 46 43 45 39 37 35 40 36 34 33 37 33 31 30 38 35
RH            61 67 80 83 58 61 73 73 49 61 68 70 45 50 60 62 41 48
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           30      10       5       5       5      20      10      10       5
RAIN           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