RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

VAZ018-050800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

Date           10/04/26      Mon 10/05/26            Tue 10/06/26            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
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                 54          72          44          69          45
TEMP             61 58 58 55 54 67 72 71 56 51 48 46 46 61 68 67 53 50 50 46 47
DEWPT            60 58 56 53 49 52 49 45 43 43 41 40 39 45 47 47 45 44 43 42 42
MIN/MAX RH                  100          39          82          48          88
RH               97100 93 93 83 59 44 39 62 74 77 79 76 56 47 49 74 80 77 86 83
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SE  S SE  S SW SW  W
WIND SPD          1  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  4  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
WIND GUST                 14 16 18 16 16 14                                    
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)        81 66 63 46 29 26  5  6  2  3  4 17 12  3  3  4  2  4  4  1  5
VSBY             10  6  5  2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis               PF PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW SE  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD        6  8  9 11 16 16 14 14 14  5  3  2  2  4  1  2  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               3  4  4  8 17 49 66 59  7  3  2  1  2 14  5  9  2            
MAX LVORI         9  9  6  5  3  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  E  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              1600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.86 27.85 27.88 27.86 27.92 27.92 27.93 27.85            


Date           10/07Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26
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       77      52      77      52      77      52      73      51      66
TEMP          76 63 56 53 76 64 55 52 75 63 56 52 72 62 55 51 64 58
DEWPT         52 51 48 47 53 50 48 46 51 49 47 45 50 48 47 46 54 52
RH            43 65 74 80 45 60 77 80 43 60 72 77 46 60 74 83 70 80
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20      50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS 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