RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

VAZ018-262000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1001 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Date             Sat 09/26/26            Sun 09/27/26            Mon 09/28/26
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                 76          50          73          54          75
TEMP                69 75 71 59 54 52 51 50 63 71 67 60 57 56 55 55 65 73 69 62
DEWPT               44 46 46 47 47 47 47 45 49 50 51 49 50 50 50 50 55 58 59 56
MAX/MIN RH                   35          86          48          85          60
RH                  40 36 41 64 77 83 86 83 60 47 56 67 77 80 83 83 70 59 70 81
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             8  6  8  8  6  6  8  9 10 10 10  9  6  6  6  8  6  4  5  4
WIND GUST              18 21 24 20 20 23 29 29 27 29 26 23 20 21 24 19    16 16
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)            3  2  1  2 16 24 11 37 24 28 20 21 41 47 44 59 58 65 65 49
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           5 16 17 11 11 10  9 13 20 21 25 11 11 10  9 14 20 19 19 14
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR             VP
ADI                 15 86 80  8  5  5  6 12 58 73 85  8  8  7  6 20 43 50 47 10
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  4  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  E  F  F  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  1100  2200
STA PRES                  27.74 27.75 27.70 27.67 27.65 27.67 27.67 27.72 27.73


Date          Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26
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       53      80      55      81      58      83      62      82
TEMP          56 55 78 66 57 56 78 68 60 59 80 71 64 63 80 71
DEWPT         54 53 59 57 54 53 57 57 55 54 61 60 59 59 65 63
RH            93 93 52 73 90 90 48 68 84 83 52 68 84 87 60 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                 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