RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

VAZ018-130900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date           11/12/26      Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            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
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                 39          50          34          45          34
TEMP          43 47 45 44 42 41 44 48 47 41 39 37 35 34 39 43 43 37 36 35 34 34
DEWPT         41 40 37 35 34 33 34 32 28 28 27 26 26 25 29 29 26 25 25 24 25 26
MIN/MAX RH                   93          47          72          51          72
RH            93 76 73 70 73 73 68 54 47 59 62 64 69 69 67 57 51 61 64 64 69 72
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      12 13 13 13 14 14 10  8  9  8  6  8 10 11 12 10 10 10 10  9  9  9
WIND GUST     26 35 34 34 37 39 29 23 24 24 23 24 29 34 33 28 29 31 31 28 29 28
CLOUDS        OV OV B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     97 89 62 67 73 84 78 54 49 63 73 57 51 41 57 60 54 30 33 33 35 42
VSBY           8  9  9 10  9  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           5           5           0           0
SPRINKLES     SC SC                                                            
MIX HGT        2  1  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  1  2  2  2  1  4  5  5  1            
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD    25 20 18 18 17 17 20 18 17 11 11 11 13 13 18 19 19 13            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR GD             PR PR PR FR             FR FR PR PR   
ADI           53 23 21 16 19 30 51 50 64 10  8 13 19 26 52 59 57  9            
MAX LVORI      4  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  2  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  D  E  D  D  C  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              1800  1800  1800  None  8600  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.41 27.43 27.48 27.53 27.60 27.65 27.75 27.83            


Date           11/15Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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       49      30      51      31      55      32      60      34      63
TEMP          48 38 34 31 49 41 34 31 53 44 35 32 58 47 38 35 61 51
DEWPT         33 28 27 25 30 29 26 25 31 28 25 24 28 25 24 23 28 29
RH            56 67 75 78 48 62 72 78 43 53 66 72 32 42 57 61 28 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       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