RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
416 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

VAZ018-082100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
416 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

Date             Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26            Tue 03/10/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 68          46          73          50          78
TEMP          62 61 64 66 66 58 53 49 47 46 61 70 72 64 57 54 51 51 66 76 77 69
DEWPT         56 55 55 54 50 45 43 42 41 41 46 44 43 43 41 41 43 43 51 53 52 52
MAX/MIN RH                   56          83          34          77          41
RH            81 81 73 65 56 62 69 77 79 83 58 39 35 46 55 61 74 74 58 45 42 55
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD       6  6  6  8  6  3  2  2  2  2  2  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  2
WIND GUST     24 24 26 25 23 16             13 18 16                   16 16 12
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     86 76 75 82 68 24  6  6 14 21  7  9  6  4  4  6  8  7  7 28 28 16
VSBY          10 10 10 10  9 10 10  8  8  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                     60           0           5           5          20
RAIN SHWRS    IS IS SC SC                                              IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1  1  2  2  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR    SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD     2  6 29 32 20 10  3  3  4  8 11 12 10  2  3  5  4  4 20 12 12  9
DISPERSION    PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  9 52 67 76  5  2  2  2  8 32 76 74  1  2  3  2  5 48 75 59  4
MAX LVORI      5  4  3  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      E  D  D  D  C  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              1300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.74 27.77 27.84 27.85 27.87 27.81 27.84 27.83 27.89 27.86


Date          Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
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       58      81      40      50      31      61      43      62
TEMP          61 59 78 73 65 42 46 39 34 32 57 54 48 43 59 55
DEWPT         53 54 59 56 53 36 21 14 17 18 25 29 33 31 33 34
RH            75 83 52 55 65 79 37 35 49 56 29 38 56 62 37 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10      20      90      40       5      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS             IS NM  O 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