RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

VAZ018-122000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 AM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 73          54          82          62          85
TEMP          59 59 66 71 71 65 61 59 57 56 72 80 80 67 65 64 63 63 76 84 82 70
DEWPT         59 56 58 58 57 54 52 53 53 54 63 63 64 61 59 58 58 58 65 66 67 64
MAX/MIN RH                   60          93          55          85          55
RH           100 90 75 63 61 68 72 80 86 93 73 56 58 81 81 81 84 84 69 55 61 81
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD      14 17 14 13 11  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  4  5  5  5  4  5  4  3
WIND GUST     27 39 35 29 26                         13 16 17 18 17 17 16 14   
CLOUDS        SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     34 30 23 25 27 17 21 17  9 11 15  3  7  1  2  4  3  9  5 13 21 29
VSBY           5  5  8 10 10  9  8  9  5  4 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
Obvis         PF PF                                                            
MIX HGT       <1  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD    19 23 27 19 13  6  5  5  5  5  4 16 14  4  6  8  8  6 17 14 16  4
DISPERSION    GD             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI           18 32 54 55 32  3  3  3  3  6 11 82 71  2  3  4  4  7 49 72 67  2
MAX LVORI      5  4  3  1  1  3  3  5  5  6  3  1  1  5  5  4  5  4  1  1  1  5
STABILITY      D  D  D  C  C  F  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.77 27.79 27.81 27.82 27.84 27.80 27.82 27.83 27.86 27.82


Date          Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       65      79      63      77      43      55      35      60
TEMP          67 66 78 69 65 64 75 58 50 43 53 44 39 36 57 47
DEWPT         62 62 68 64 62 61 62 48 39 34 35 31 30 28 35 34
RH            84 87 71 84 90 90 64 69 66 70 50 60 70 72 43 60
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      40      30      30       5       0       5      20
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC IS IS 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