RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

VAZ018-292000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Date             Sat 08/29/26            Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26
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                 81          65          88          67          91
TEMP          65 67 75 79 80 75 70 68 67 66 78 86 86 75 71 69 67 69 85 91 89 77
DEWPT         60 59 64 65 64 64 63 63 63 65 68 68 66 66 65 64 63 64 68 67 67 66
MAX/MIN RH                   58          95          51          88          46
RH            84 75 69 62 58 69 78 84 87 97 71 55 51 74 81 84 87 84 57 45 48 69
WIND DIR      NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  S SW  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD       1  2  4  5  5  4  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2
CLOUDS        SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     35 17 31 23 16 11 14 36 49 39 25 31 34 19 14 17 13 19 13 19 29 22
VSBY           8  5  9  9  9  9  9  6  5  2  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     10           5           5           0           0
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1
T WIND DIR    NE NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SW SW  S  S  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD     8  8  8  4  9 11  8  6  4  3  5  5  4  3  1  2  3  4  8  8  8  6
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            4  8 28 22 46  5  4  3  2  3 21 39 30  2  1  1  2  4 43 64 51  3
MAX LVORI      5  4  3  2  1  3  4  5  6  8  3  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.00 27.95 27.98 27.99 27.99 27.92 27.92 27.90 27.94 27.90


Date          Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26
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       69      93      71      94      71      92      69      89
TEMP          71 71 92 80 73 72 92 81 74 73 90 79 72 70 86 77
DEWPT         64 65 68 67 66 66 68 67 66 66 69 67 66 66 67 65
RH            79 81 46 65 79 81 46 63 76 79 50 67 81 87 53 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5       5      10      10      20      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS IS          SC
TSTMS                                          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