RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

VAZ018-020800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

Date           05/01/26      Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26            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
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 42          61          38          64          44
TEMP                50 46 43 43 52 57 58 50 44 40 38 42 52 60 61 53 47 45 45 49
DEWPT               38 35 33 32 30 29 29 27 28 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 29 30 32 37
MIN/MAX RH                   68          32          68          29          63
RH                  63 65 67 65 43 34 33 41 53 62 67 60 41 31 31 41 49 55 60 63
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             5  5  5  4  6  6  8  6  4  4  4  4  8  8  6  3  2  3  4  4
WIND GUST           16 16                17             18                     
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           74 72 81 82 77 62 24 16  9 11 13  8  7  6  4  8 28 24 39 41
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0           5
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  6  6  1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD          16 18 16 12 12 17 18 18  4  3  3 16 16 16 16  3            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 12 14 12 29 48102130  9  6  3  3 69 99103103  5            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  E  C  B  A  B  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              4300  9700  8300  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.67 27.67 27.70 27.64 27.73 27.78 27.81 27.75            


Date           05/04Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26Fri 05/08/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       75      53      80      59      75      56      68      46      66
TEMP          71 66 56 56 78 71 62 60 72 68 60 58 65 58 48 48 63 58
DEWPT         46 45 43 47 44 43 44 50 56 53 51 53 52 41 38 38 37 36
RH            41 47 62 72 30 36 52 69 57 59 72 83 63 53 68 68 38 44
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20       5      10      40      60      70      60      20      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS                SC NM NM NM NM NM SC IS IS IS   
TSTMS            IS                      SC 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