RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
902 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

VAZ018-040900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
902 PM EST Tue Mar 3 2026

Date           03/03/26      Wed 03/04/26            Thu 03/05/26            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
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          70          51          77          57
TEMP                43 44 45 47 58 67 68 61 57 55 53 52 65 75 76 68 63 61 58 58
DEWPT               41 41 43 45 51 55 55 52 51 50 50 49 54 53 52 52 52 52 52 51
MIN/MAX RH                  100          63          91          43          81
RH                  93 89 93 93 77 65 63 72 80 83 89 89 68 46 43 57 67 72 80 77
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD             3  3  2  2  2  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  3  3  3  3  2
WIND GUST              16 14 13 13 13                   13 17 18 14 16 17 14 13
CLOUDS              SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           42 50 83 77 89 71 62 61 61 62 67 60 56 52 45 54 43 43 46 40
VSBY                10  9  8  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9  9  5 10  9
POP 12HR                     30          40          20          20          10
RAIN                       S  S  S  S  C                                       
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS             IS IS               
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD           3  2  3  4  8  6  5  6  4  5  4  4 16 25 21 12            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  2  4 14 23 18  3  2  3  2  4 39 76141  6            
MAX LVORI            6  7  7  8  4  2  2  3  5  5  6  6  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  B  F            
CEILING                    1900  1200  1700  1700   100  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  27.96 28.00 27.97 27.96 27.92 27.93 27.90            


Date           03/06Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26Tue 03/10/26
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       79      58      79      59      73      56      73      54      76
TEMP          78 68 62 58 78 68 62 59 72 66 59 56 72 63 57 54 74 68
DEWPT         56 54 54 53 57 55 55 53 52 50 51 50 51 50 48 48 54 52
RH            47 61 75 83 48 63 78 80 49 56 75 80 48 62 72 80 50 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      60      60      40      40      50      30      30
RAIN SHWRS       IS          NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                        SC 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