RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sun Dec 28 2025

VAZ018-290900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Sun Dec 28 2025

Date           12/28/25      Mon 12/29/25            Tue 12/30/25            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                 45          56          21          32          23
TEMP                45 49 53 53 48 39 33 27 25 24 22 21 26 31 29 25 25 24 24 25
DEWPT               43 46 49 49 35 19 15 12 11 10 10  8  9  8  7  6  6  6  8  8
MIN/MAX RH                   94          42          58          37          49
RH                  93 89 86 86 60 44 47 53 55 54 59 56 48 37 39 44 44 45 50 48
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             8 10 11 16 20 20 19 20 21 23 21 20 16 12 10 10 10  9 10 10
WIND GUST              20 25 39 47 47 44 54 58 58 60 54 47 36 34 33 33 33 35 36
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
CLOUDS(%)           79 80 80 77 26 19 58 27 33 39 47 35 31 10  6 12 16 36 22 32
VSBY                 8  9  9  7 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10  9  9  9  9            
POP 12HR                     40          20           5           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                   IS                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  4  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  2            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W            
T WIND SPD           5  8  9 11 41 43 43 44 44 47 43 42 37 32 28 27            
DISPERSION          PR FR FR             GD GD GD GD             FR FR PR FR   
ADI                  4  5  8 20107128124 60 60 63 59 92 86 79 94 19            
MAX LVORI            8  6  4  4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  E            
CEILING               500  1300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.58 27.41 27.43 27.49 27.58 27.61 27.69 27.71            


Date           12/31Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26Sat 01/03/26Sun 01/04/26
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       42      30      41      27      44      28      46      30      44
TEMP          39 36 32 30 40 33 31 28 42 37 32 29 45 40 36 31 44 34
DEWPT         17 18 20 20 23 22 20 20 21 20 20 20 24 25 25 23 22 19
RH            40 47 61 66 50 63 63 71 43 50 61 69 43 55 64 72 41 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      10      10       5       5      30      40      30      10
RAIN                                            C  C  C  C  C      

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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