RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

VAZ018-030900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2026

Date           11/02/26      Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26            Thu
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                 46          72          52          70          61
TEMP                50 48 47 46 61 70 69 58 55 54 53 52 62 69 67 62 61 61 61 61
DEWPT               41 40 39 40 48 51 52 51 51 51 51 50 55 56 57 55 56 57 58 59
MIN/MAX RH                   79          50          95          64          95
RH                  71 74 74 79 62 51 55 77 86 90 93 93 78 63 70 78 84 87 90 93
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD             0  0  0  0  2  4  5  2  1  1  1  1  3  5  5  3  4  4  3  2
WIND GUST                                               13 17 17 14 17 16 14   
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           22  6  8 11  4 10  3 20 19 33 49 58 47 68 79 84 94 92 91 86
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  2  0  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          10          90
RAIN SHWRS                                                       NM NM  O  O SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS      
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           S  S  W  W  S  S  S  S  S SE  S SE  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD           3  1  1  2  1 10  6  8  8  3  4  3  5 14  9  9            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  2  1  1  2  2 33 20  4  4  2  2  3 12 34 21  4            
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  4  3  1  2  4  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  6            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  B  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None   100  1200  1500      
STA PRES            28.07 28.03 28.04 28.00 27.99 27.93 27.91 27.84            


Date           11/05Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
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       73      53      69      49      62      43      61      43      59
TEMP          71 62 57 53 66 59 52 49 60 53 46 43 59 53 46 43 57 51
DEWPT         62 53 53 51 53 49 46 45 46 41 39 37 42 39 38 37 40 37
RH            73 72 86 93 63 69 80 86 60 64 76 79 53 59 73 79 53 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      30      40       5       5       0      10      30      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS    SC SC IS                         IS SC 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