RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
101 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

VAZ018-202100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
101 PM EST Thu Nov 20 2025

Date             Thu 11/20/25            Fri 11/21/25            Sat 11/22/25
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                 57          48          65          56          62
TEMP                      56 50 49 50 51 51 56 62 63 57 58 58 58 56 59 60 57 49
DEWPT                     47 46 46 46 47 47 53 57 58 55 55 55 55 52 53 49 45 42
MAX/MIN RH                   74          91          79          96          64
RH                        72 86 89 86 86 86 90 84 84 93 90 90 90 86 80 67 64 77
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   3  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  5  6  5  6  6  5  4
CLOUDS                    SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 44 65 82 88 81 86 95 96 76 87 87 75 69 71 66 60 40 35
VSBY                      10 10 10 10  9  5  4  3  9  9  4  9 10  8  9  9  9  9
POP 12HR                      5          40          80          70          40
RAIN                                   C  L  L  C  L  C  L  L  L  C  C         
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
MIX HGT                    1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  2
T WIND DIR                 W  S  S  N  W SE  W  W SW  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                10  2  1  0  1  1  1  5  5  5  8 12 14  8  6 14 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI                       19  1  1  0  1  1  1  8  4  3  5  8 10  9 13 33 39  4
MAX LVORI                  3  5  7  6  6  6  7  4  4  6  6  5  5  5  4  3  1  4
STABILITY                  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  C  F
CEILING                    None  4500     0   300  1400  2600  1300   900  None
STA PRES                  27.85 27.84 27.81 27.79 27.71 27.65 27.62 27.67 27.74


Date          Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
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      59      39      61      43      56      49      62
TEMP          42 38 56 47 42 39 59 48 45 44 53 49 51 51 60 51
DEWPT         36 33 33 34 33 32 33 35 34 36 44 45 48 48 51 44
RH            79 82 42 60 70 76 37 60 65 73 71 86 89 89 72 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR           10       0       0       5      20      50      60      20
RAIN                                      S  C  C  L  C      
RAIN SHWRS                                              IS 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