RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

VAZ018-152100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 PM EST Sun Nov 15 2026

Date             Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26            Tue 11/17/26
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                 45          32          54          32          61
TEMP                   45 43 39 37 35 34 34 45 52 53 45 41 38 36 35 49 58 59 51
DEWPT                  32 34 29 30 30 30 30 33 32 31 31 31 30 29 27 34 32 30 29
MAX/MIN RH                   59          86          43          80          32
RH                     60 70 67 75 82 85 85 62 46 43 58 67 73 75 72 56 37 33 42
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW  W  W  N SW  N  N
WIND SPD                6  6  8  5  5  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  0  1  0  0
CLOUDS                 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL
CLOUDS(%)              47 54 58 42 26 20 16 12  6  5  1  2  3  9  6  4  8  4  1
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
SPRINKLES              SC SC                                                   
MIX HGT                 4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  1 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  N NW NW NW  N  N  N NW  N  N NW NW  N  N NW NW
T WIND SPD             14 16 10  9  9  8  8  8  6  8  8  6  5  6  5  5  4  5  4
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    67 42  7  4  4  4  8 24 27 32  4  3  3  3  6 10 18  8  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  4  4  5  4  2  2  1  3  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  2
STABILITY               B  D  E  G  G  G  B  A  B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.05 28.11 28.15 28.20 28.18 28.23 28.25 28.27 28.23


Date          Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26
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       36      65      38      68      40      68      42      66
TEMP          42 38 62 49 43 39 67 50 44 41 67 52 46 43 66 51
DEWPT         27 27 28 28 26 26 33 30 28 29 40 37 34 34 41 37
RH            55 64 27 44 51 59 28 46 53 62 37 56 63 70 40 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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