RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

VAZ018-070900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Fri Nov 6 2026

Date           11/06/26      Sat 11/07/26            Sun 11/08/26            Mon
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                 40          56          40          64          43
TEMP                52 48 44 40 46 54 52 46 44 43 41 40 52 63 61 51 49 47 44 43
DEWPT               43 36 31 29 35 36 34 32 32 32 33 32 37 35 31 28 27 29 32 33
MIN/MAX RH                   71          49          75          32          66
RH                  71 63 60 64 65 50 50 58 62 65 73 73 56 35 32 41 42 49 62 67
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             8  9 11 10 11  9 10  9  8  8  8  9  8  6  6  8 12 13 13 12
WIND GUST           26 27 33 35 32 27 27 27 25 24 26 27 24 20 21 25 33 35 37 37
CLOUDS              B1 SC FW FW SC CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           66 39  8 22 29  4 11 18 36 30 11  5  5  1  1  1  2  1 10 22
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1  2  1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          12 12 12 12 20 21 23 14 13 12 11 12 13 16 12 10            
DISPERSION          PR PR FR             PR PR PR PR             PR FR FR FR   
ADI                 11  8  8 13 57 63 66 10  9  8  8 10 28 45 40  7            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  C  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              2900  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.75 27.77 27.81 27.82 27.86 27.87 27.86 27.82            


Date           11/09Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26
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       64      42      68      45      65      41      58      38      53
TEMP          63 53 45 42 66 56 48 46 64 51 45 42 56 49 42 39 51 41
DEWPT         39 33 32 31 39 36 36 37 41 35 33 33 38 34 32 30 32 27
RH            41 46 60 65 37 47 63 71 43 54 62 70 51 56 67 70 48 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5       5      20      20      10
RAIN                                                  S  S  S      
SNOW                                                        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