RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

VAZ018-082100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Thu Jan 8 2026

Date             Thu 01/08/26            Fri 01/09/26            Sat 01/10/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 56          43          62          55          64
TEMP                46 55 55 49 47 45 44 45 50 60 61 58 57 56 56 56 57 60 62 59
DEWPT               31 35 39 37 38 38 40 43 47 53 55 53 53 54 54 54 56 58 57 54
MAX/MIN RH                   46          95          77          94          82
RH                  55 47 55 63 71 76 86 93 89 78 81 83 86 93 93 93 96 93 84 83
WIND DIR             E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SE  S  S  S SW
WIND SPD             1  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  6
WIND GUST                                12 14 17 16 16 14       12 16 19 21 24
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B2 OV OV B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           57 85 86 88 89 69 85 93 92 92 95 93 93 95 95 98 98 92 94 92
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  6  4  2  1  2  3  3  4  4 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          80          90         100
RAIN                                      C  C  D  D  L  L  D  D               
RAIN SHWRS                                                        O  O  O  O NM
MIX HGT             <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2
T WIND DIR           E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD           1 10  6  5  4  5  4  4  4  9  9  5  5  4  4  4  2  4  6  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                  1 20 12  3  2  3  2  4  4 15 11  3  3  2  2  4  2  8 15  4
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  3  3  4  6  6  6  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  8  5  4  5
STABILITY            B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  E
CEILING              None 14300  5500  1700   100   700     0     0   700   600
STA PRES            27.92 27.92 27.95 27.91 27.88 27.81 27.85 27.82 27.77 27.71


Date          Sun 01/11/26Mon 01/12/26Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       37      44      25      40      27      51      32      50
TEMP          49 37 42 30 27 25 38 33 30 29 50 38 35 34 49 40
DEWPT         42 30 21 14 14 15 16 15 15 16 23 24 24 25 30 30
RH            77 75 43 51 57 65 40 47 53 58 34 57 64 69 48 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR           60      20      10       0       0       5       5      20
RAIN              S  S                                      S
RAIN SHWRS    NM                                             
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