RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

VAZ018-150800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026

Date           09/13/26      Mon 09/14/26            Tue 09/15/26            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                 64          84          56          82          58
TEMP                      65 66 75 82 81 68 63 61 57 57 70 79 81 71 64 61 59 60
DEWPT                     63 65 65 61 57 56 54 52 50 50 55 61 62 59 57 56 55 56
MIN/MAX RH                   95          43          78          54          90
RH                        93 97 71 49 44 65 72 72 77 77 59 54 53 66 78 84 87 87
WIND DIR                  NW NW  N  N NW  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  N  N  N
WIND SPD                   6  5  4  4  4  3  2  2  1  2  3  4  4  2  1  0  0  0
WIND GUST                    18                                                
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW CL FW CL SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)                 17 12 15  4 11  4 36 11 26 30 36 10 16 22  5  3  2  5
VSBY                       5  2  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1  1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR                NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E SE  S SE SE            
T WIND SPD                13 12 17 12 10  4  4  3  3  2  5  3  3  3            
DISPERSION                PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        6 19 76 78 57  2  2  2  2  2 18 14 15  2            
MAX LVORI                  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.83 27.92 27.93 28.00 28.04 28.11 28.07            


Date           09/16Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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       88      62      89      66      89      65      85      65      84
TEMP          87 72 66 64 88 76 69 67 87 76 69 66 83 74 68 66 81 72
DEWPT         66 63 60 59 67 65 63 63 69 67 64 63 68 65 63 64 68 66
RH            50 73 81 84 50 69 81 87 55 74 84 90 61 74 84 93 65 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10       0      40      20      20      10      50
RAIN SHWRS                               SC IS       IS          SC
TSTMS                                    SC                      IS

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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