RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

VAZ018-292000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Date             Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 73          52          74          48          64
TEMP                58 71 71 57 54 53 52 52 65 73 71 57 52 50 49 48 57 62 62 53
DEWPT               51 48 47 46 46 44 44 44 49 49 42 42 41 40 39 38 41 41 41 42
MAX/MIN RH                   39          76          35          68          45
RH                  77 44 42 67 74 71 74 74 56 43 35 57 66 68 68 68 55 46 46 66
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  5  6  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  2  1
WIND GUST                          14 18 17 18 17                              
CLOUDS              SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           36  3  2  2  5  5  5  6  5 15  7 27 28 39 53 72 73 78 79 87
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  S  S SE SE
T WIND SPD           4  8  9  3  4  6  9 10 21 19 14  5  3  3  2  0  4  4  5  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  8 32 30  2  2  3  4 11 58 95 59  3  2  2  1  0 10 12 13  3
MAX LVORI            4  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 21900 18000 19800
STA PRES            28.03 27.96 27.96 27.95 27.98 27.99 28.07 28.10 28.16 28.13


Date          Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       47      65      50      66      51      68      54      67
TEMP          50 48 64 56 51 50 64 58 53 52 66 60 56 55 65 60
DEWPT         40 39 44 44 43 44 51 49 48 48 55 52 52 52 58 55
RH            68 71 48 64 74 80 63 72 83 86 68 75 86 90 78 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      40      20      10      10      30      40
RAIN SHWRS                   SC IS                IS SC SC SC

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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