RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

Date             Fri 05/08/26            Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26
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                 71          50          75          52          80
TEMP          41 46 61 68 70 60 54 51 50 54 66 72 73 65 58 54 52 57 74 79 77 68
DEWPT         29 30 32 33 33 36 35 36 39 44 48 47 48 48 47 46 46 49 51 48 49 51
MAX/MIN RH                   25          69          39          81          33
RH            62 53 33 27 25 41 48 56 66 69 52 41 41 54 67 74 80 75 44 34 37 54
WIND DIR      NW NW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W
WIND SPD       3  2  4  5  5  1  3  3  3  3  6  9  9  4  3  3  2  2  3  4  4  2
WIND GUST     13 12 16 16 16    13 16 14 17 23 25 25 18    13 12    14 14 14   
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)      2  1  1  3  5 11  8 25 47 81 55 53 21  9 12 21 30 24 10 30 34 42
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS IS
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT       <1 <1  4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  6 <1
T WIND DIR    NW  W  W  W  W  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  S
T WIND SPD     5  4 16 13 13  5  9  6  5 11 21 21 21  6  5  4  5  4 11 12 12  2
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            3  5 89119121  3  4  3  3 13 89101146  3  3  2  3  4 71116 92  1
MAX LVORI      3  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  2
STABILITY      G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  B  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  2900  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.77 27.68 27.67 27.62 27.61 27.61 27.69 27.73 27.75 27.69


Date          Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26
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       56      66      41      68      48      68      49      69
TEMP          59 57 62 57 43 44 65 59 50 51 65 61 52 52 67 62
DEWPT         50 51 46 37 34 33 34 36 36 42 49 47 44 45 46 44
RH            72 80 56 47 70 65 31 42 58 71 56 60 74 77 47 52
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC
POP 12HR           50      70       5       0      30      70      30      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC NM SC                SC NM NM SC IS IS IS
TSTMS                  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