RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

VAZ018-262000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

Date             Wed 08/26/26            Thu 08/27/26            Fri 08/28/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 85          66          88          65          84
TEMP                75 84 82 73 70 68 67 67 81 86 81 71 68 67 65 67 77 83 79 71
DEWPT               60 63 63 63 63 63 63 64 67 67 67 66 65 64 63 64 68 67 66 65
MAX/MIN RH                   48          89          52          95          58
RH                  60 49 53 71 78 84 87 90 63 53 63 84 90 90 93 90 74 59 64 81
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW  W  W  W NW NW  N NW  W  N
WIND SPD             2  4  4  3  3  2  2  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  1  2  2  1
WIND GUST                    14                                                
CLOUDS              FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           21 66 78 76 69 43 35 57 61 58 73 85 54 56 50 59 71 68 71 66
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7  5 10  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          10          70          30          50
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC             SC SC   
TSTMS                                          IS SC IS                SC SC   
Obvis                                    PF                                    
MIX HGT              3  6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  W SW  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          11 11 11 10  3  1  3  4  6  5  9  9  3  3  3  4  4  5  5 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 44 52 45  5  2  1  2  5 28 37 34  4  2  2  2  5 17 35 19  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  6  6  5  2  1  1  5  7  7  7  6  3  1  3  5
STABILITY            A  C  C  F  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  A  B  F
CEILING              None  2700  2800  None  2200  2300   700  None     0 12800
STA PRES            27.89 27.82 27.81 27.80 27.80 27.77 27.78 27.80 27.87 27.85


Date          Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       65      83      65      85      66      90      68      91
TEMP          66 66 82 73 67 67 83 75 69 68 88 78 71 70 88 79
DEWPT         63 63 67 66 64 65 67 66 64 65 67 66 64 65 68 67
RH            90 90 61 79 90 93 59 74 84 90 50 67 79 84 52 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           10      20      10      10       0       5       0      10
RAIN SHWRS             IS                                    
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