RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

VAZ018-080900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EST Sat Nov 7 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          55          39          64          43
TEMP                      44 41 46 53 52 46 44 43 41 40 50 62 62 50 48 47 45 44
DEWPT                     34 32 37 38 36 34 34 33 34 33 39 38 36 31 29 30 32 34
MIN/MAX RH                   75          55          80          37          68
RH                        68 70 71 57 54 63 68 67 76 76 66 41 38 48 47 51 60 68
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD                  10 10 12 12 12 10  9  8  8  6  6  5  5  6 10 12 13 12
WIND GUST                 26 26 26 25 24 23 21 20 20 23 21 17 18 21 29 35 37 39
CLOUDS                    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)                 12 11 14  8 21 25 27 28 23  6  2  2  3 16 10  3  7 20
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD                13 12 20 23 21 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 13 11 13 16 13 12
DISPERSION                FR             FR PR PR PR             PR FR FR FR   
ADI                        9 13 56 72 66  9  9  8  8 13 26 33 33  5  9 14 12 14
MAX LVORI                  3  3  3  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  3
STABILITY                  E  C  C  C  C  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  E  D  D  C
CEILING                          None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                        27.82 27.82 27.86 27.87 27.87 27.82 27.83 27.83


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       63      41      69      44      67      44      59      39      50
TEMP          62 50 45 42 68 56 48 45 64 52 47 45 56 49 42 39 48 40
DEWPT         39 35 34 33 40 37 38 39 44 39 38 39 43 37 34 31 34 28
RH            43 56 65 70 36 49 68 79 48 61 71 79 62 63 73 73 58 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      20      40      30      20
RAIN                                            S  C  C  C  C  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