RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

VAZ018-300800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Date           09/29/26      Wed 09/30/26            Thu 10/01/26            Fri
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                 56          83          59          87          61
TEMP          75 64 60 59 56 56 72 81 81 67 63 62 60 60 78 86 84 69 65 65 62 62
DEWPT         59 58 56 55 54 55 61 58 54 55 55 54 53 53 58 57 55 56 56 56 56 55
MIN/MAX RH                   95          38          79          35          81
RH            58 81 87 87 93 96 68 46 39 65 75 75 78 78 50 37 37 63 73 73 81 78
WIND DIR      SW  N  N  N  N  N  S SW  S NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  2  1  2  3  3  3  2  3  3  1  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST                                                              13      
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     38 25 14 20 14 27 14 18 38 55 74 29 24 18 15 16 13 14 17 16 15 23
VSBY          10 10 10  5  1  1  9 10  9 10  9  9  9  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                  PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     W NE SE SE  E  S SW SW SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD     2  2  2  3  1  1 10  8  5  3  3  3  3  4 18 10  8  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           11  1  1  2  1  1 30 45 32  2  2  2  2  5 71 64 58  2            
MAX LVORI      2  4  6  7  8  8  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.86 27.86 27.91 27.86 27.88 27.87 27.91 27.86            


Date           10/02Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26
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       87      65      76      58      69      54      70      45      66
TEMP          86 74 67 65 72 65 61 58 66 62 59 55 68 58 50 45 65 54
DEWPT         63 63 63 63 66 61 58 57 63 59 56 52 54 48 45 41 45 43
RH            46 69 87 93 81 87 90 96 90 90 90 90 61 69 83 86 48 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           10      40      80      70      60      30      10       5       0
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC NM  O NM NM NM SC SC IS                  
TSTMS               IS IS IS 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