RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
253 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

VAZ018-090900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
253 PM EST Sun Nov 8 2026

Date           11/08/26      Mon 11/09/26            Tue 11/10/26            Wed
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                 44          62          41          68          44
TEMP          63 51 49 48 45 44 53 61 60 50 47 45 42 41 58 67 65 53 51 49 46 45
DEWPT         38 32 29 30 33 34 40 40 37 34 34 33 34 33 40 39 38 36 36 38 40 39
MIN/MAX RH                   73          41          73          35          81
RH            39 48 46 49 62 68 61 46 42 54 60 62 73 73 51 36 37 52 56 66 79 79
WIND DIR       W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       5  6 10 13 12 11 12  9  8  5  5  4  4  5  5  6  5  4  4  4  4  3
WIND GUST     19 21 31 36 36 36 36 27 24 20 18 14 16 17 18 20 18 17 16 14      
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)      2  1  2  3  6  7 14  3  3  2 26 48 23  3  1  2  5  7 10 14 18 20
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW            
T WIND SPD    13 12 16 19 16 13 21 23 19 11 11  9  9 11 13 17 11  9            
DISPERSION       PR FR FR FR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           31  6 11 18 14 12 65 77 70  5  5  6  4 12 30 58 33  4            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  E  D  D  C  C  C  B  F  F  E  F  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.79 27.79 27.84 27.87 27.91 27.90 27.87 27.82            


Date           11/11Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26
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       69      46      60      40      46      34      45      33      53
TEMP          68 53 50 47 58 51 45 41 44 39 37 34 43 38 36 34 51 44
DEWPT         46 41 39 41 48 40 35 31 33 27 25 24 28 25 24 24 31 28
RH            45 64 66 79 69 66 68 67 65 62 61 66 55 59 61 66 46 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0      30      60      30      20      10       5       0       0
RAIN                    C  L  L  C  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