RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
332 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

VAZ018-140800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
332 PM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

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

MIN/MAX TEMP                 41          60          41          58          51
TEMP          58 54 49 46 43 41 49 58 60 54 48 45 42 41 50 57 58 55 53 53 56 57
DEWPT         31 31 33 32 28 26 24 24 27 29 30 31 33 34 41 45 46 47 49 51 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   57          27          75          63          95
RH            36 41 54 58 55 55 37 27 28 38 49 58 70 76 71 64 64 74 86 93 90 90
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  E SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
WIND SPD      12 10 10 11 10  6  6  5  3  1  2  2  2  3  6  8  8  6  8  8  9 10
WIND GUST     37 35 35 35 33 27 25 19 13       13 13 16 23 26 27 26 28 27 32 35
CLOUDS        FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)     13  4  2  7 11  6 35 55 41 34 32 21 39 52 60 76 79 86 86 88 92100
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10  9  9  9  6  2  2  7   
POP 12HR                      0           5           0          20          70
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS NM NM NM NM  O
MIX HGT        4  2  3  3  2  2  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3  2            
T WIND DIR    SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD    32 11 12 12 12 10 20 16  5  4  6  8  8  9 19 21 21 10            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI          121  8  8  8  8 20 72 69 24  2  3  4  4  7 33 44 52  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      C  E  E  E  E  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  C  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  2200  1700   700      
STA PRES            27.68 27.75 27.88 27.90 27.94 27.91 27.91 27.82            


Date           03/16Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26Thu 03/19/26Fri 03/20/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       64      22      33      19      45      30      58      39      62
TEMP          60 49 29 24 32 27 23 22 43 39 34 32 55 51 43 41 60 53
DEWPT         52 30 15  9  7  3  6  9 12 18 20 23 33 35 35 36 37 36
RH            75 48 55 52 34 35 47 57 28 42 56 69 43 54 73 82 42 52
WIND SPD          <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR          100      20       5       0       5      10      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS     O  O                                           IS IS
SNOWSHWRS           IS                                             
TSTMS            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