RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

VAZ018-050900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Sun Jan 4 2026

Date           01/04/26      Mon 01/05/26            Tue 01/06/26            Wed
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                 29          55          38          62          49
TEMP                32 31 30 30 39 53 54 45 42 41 41 40 48 59 61 54 53 53 52 50
DEWPT               18 18 19 22 26 31 32 35 35 36 37 37 41 44 45 44 45 45 45 43
MIN/MAX RH                   74          47          89          55          79
RH                  56 58 63 72 59 43 43 68 76 82 85 89 77 57 56 69 74 74 77 77
WIND DIR             W  N SW SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  0  1  1  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  6  6  8  8  6
WIND GUST                          14 14 12 13 12          16 18 23 26 28 28 26
CLOUDS              B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           74 38 39 33 39 31 38 47 45 63 69 66 69 63 62 45 58 70 66 58
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          20
RAIN                                                                       S   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW SE SE  S SW SW  S  S  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W            
T WIND SPD           1  2  2  2  6 11  6  3  3  3  3  3  1  6  4 16            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI                  1  1  1  2  8 34 16  2  2  2  2  4  1 16 12 11            
MAX LVORI            3  3  3  3  3  1  2  3  4  5  5  6  4  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  G  G  B  B  C  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  E            
CEILING             23200  None  None  None  None 25200 24000  None  4300      
STA PRES            27.87 27.85 27.83 27.75 27.75 27.71 27.65 27.56            


Date           01/07Thu 01/08/26Fri 01/09/26Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26
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       59      39      60      50      60      48      53      32      40
TEMP          58 48 42 40 58 52 51 52 58 55 53 50 52 43 36 33 39 31
DEWPT         41 38 36 36 41 41 46 48 51 48 48 44 36 27 22 21 17 16
RH            53 68 79 85 53 66 83 86 77 77 83 80 54 53 56 61 40 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5      20      40      50      60      40      30      20
RAIN                          S  C  C  C  C  C           S  C  S   
RAIN SHWRS                                     NM 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