RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
320 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

VAZ018-080800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
320 PM EDT Thu May 7 2026

Date           05/07/26      Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun
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                 40          71          50          75          52
TEMP          63 56 50 44 41 45 61 68 69 60 53 51 50 54 66 72 74 67 59 55 53 57
DEWPT         43 38 33 31 30 33 36 36 36 39 38 38 39 43 48 47 47 48 47 47 47 50
MIN/MAX RH                   65          29          66          38          82
RH            48 51 52 60 65 62 39 31 30 46 57 61 66 66 52 41 38 50 64 74 80 77
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       6  5  4  3  3  2  3  5  5  2  3  3  3  3  6  9  9  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST     19 23 19 13       14 16 17    13 14 14 17 23 25 25 17 12 12 12   
CLOUDS        SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     38  7  5  2  3  2  2  4  6 12 15 38 69 69 38 38 24 12 23 26 28 24
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10  9  4      
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6  1            
T WIND DIR     W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  S  S SW SW SW  S  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    10 19 10  6  4  3 14 13 11  5  8  6  5 11 12 23 24 17            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           61  9  5  3  2  4 90105 90  3  4  3  3 11 51100155  8            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  B  C  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  4300  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.69 27.74 27.75 27.67 27.67 27.60 27.58 27.59            


Date           05/10Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       79      55      67      42      69      50      71      51      72
TEMP          78 69 59 56 64 58 44 45 66 60 51 53 68 62 53 53 69 64
DEWPT         50 52 50 48 43 36 34 34 35 37 37 41 48 48 46 46 48 46
RH            37 55 72 74 46 44 68 65 32 42 59 64 49 60 77 77 47 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      50      30       0       0      20      50      30      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC SC                   IS 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