RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

VAZ018-110900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1201 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date           11/09/26      Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26            Thu
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                 42          66          44          68          47
TEMP                   45 43 42 54 64 64 54 52 49 46 44 58 66 65 55 52 50 48 48
DEWPT                  35 35 34 36 37 40 41 42 42 41 40 46 44 43 42 41 38 40 42
MIN/MAX RH                   72          35          86          41          80
RH                     68 73 73 50 37 41 61 69 77 83 86 64 45 45 61 66 63 74 80
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                4  4  5  5  6  5  4  4  3  3  2  1  3  2  1  3  4  3  4
WIND GUST                    17 20 20 18 16 14                      13 14 14 16
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)               5  2  4  2  2  2  2  4  3  3  4  3 18 33 75 46 47 58 73
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  5
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN                                                                    S  S  L
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  2 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W SW  W            
T WIND SPD              9 10 11 16 20 18 11  9  9  9  8  8 10  8  6            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     4  5 12 34 73 67  5  4  4  4  8 19 49 17  3            
MAX LVORI               3  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY               F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  A  B  B  G            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.90 27.87 27.82 27.84 27.82 27.77 27.65            


Date           11/12Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
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       59      39      44      34      44      31      48      33      58
TEMP          59 51 44 40 42 38 36 35 41 37 33 32 46 39 34 34 55 47
DEWPT         50 42 36 32 35 28 26 24 29 26 24 24 30 28 26 25 35 32
RH            72 71 73 73 76 67 67 64 62 64 69 72 53 64 72 69 47 56
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR           60      30      30      10       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN           L  L  C  C  C  S                                    
SNOW                          S                                    
TSTMS            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