RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

VAZ018-020900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EST Sun Feb 1 2026

Date           02/01/26      Mon 02/02/26            Tue 02/03/26            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
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                  9          32          19          40          30
TEMP                11 11 10 11 22 30 31 24 21 20 22 23 31 37 38 33 34 32 32 32
DEWPT                3  3  2  1  7 11 14 14 14 15 18 19 23 26 27 27 28 28 28 28
MIN/MAX RH                   71          44          85          61          87
RH                  69 69 69 63 52 44 49 65 74 81 84 84 72 64 64 78 78 85 85 85
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SW  W  W NW
WIND SPD             9  6  6  5  4  4  4  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  2  1  1  1  2  2
WIND GUST           33 27 23 19 16 14 14 13 12 13 14 14 14                     
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           10 17 10  7 10 37 45 32 29 50 70 76 59 73 78 82 86 87 83 79
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  2  2  3  5   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          60
RAIN                                                              C  L  C     S
SNOW                                                              C  L  C  C  S
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE            
T WIND SPD          18 16 14  9 12 14 12  9 13  8  5  9 18  9  6  3            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 12  7  7 10 16 35 39  4  6  4  3  7 49 26 16  2            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  2  1  1  3  3  5  5  4  3  2  2  4            
STABILITY            E  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  C  C  D  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  2000  1900  6900  7100      
STA PRES                  27.83 27.87 27.83 27.86 27.88 27.89 27.84            


Date           02/04Thu 02/05/26Fri 02/06/26Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26
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       39      17      32      18      40      17      25      12      33
TEMP          38 30 23 18 30 23 19 21 38 35 28 19 23 18 14 14 30 24
DEWPT         30 23 17 11 13 12 11 14 26 25 18  8  5  4  3  4 11 13
RH            73 75 77 73 49 62 70 74 62 66 66 61 45 53 61 64 44 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      10       5       5      40      20       5       5      10
RAIN           S                          C  S                     
SNOW           S                       C     S  S                  

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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