RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
302 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

VAZ018-110800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
302 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026

Date           04/10/26      Sat 04/11/26            Sun 04/12/26            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                 55          76          50          76          60
TEMP          77 66 60 57 55 56 67 74 74 63 56 52 50 51 62 72 76 70 65 62 61 61
DEWPT         37 35 35 39 45 49 51 46 41 39 39 39 40 43 49 50 50 49 47 45 45 46
MIN/MAX RH                   78          30          74          40          58
RH            24 32 39 51 69 77 56 37 30 41 53 61 68 74 62 46 40 47 52 54 56 58
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD       4  2  3  4  3  3  5  5  4  2  1  1  1  2  4  5  6  4  4  5  6  6
WIND GUST     14 13 14 17 16 17 19 18 14                16 18 20 18 19 21 23 24
CLOUDS        CL FW FW FW B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)      4 19 13 20 58 57 15 18 13  9 11 18 35 46 34 43 50 36 49 49 64 61
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5          10           5           0
MIX HGT        7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  E  E SE  S  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD    13  5  5  8  6  5 23 14  9  6  2  1  3  5  8 11 16 13            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI          117  3  3  4  3  6100 85 51  3  1  1  2  6 18 48 89  6            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      A  G  G  F  F  B  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.99 27.99 28.05 28.04 28.08 28.10 28.13 28.05            


Date           04/13Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26
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       81      58      86      61      89      62      88      62      86
TEMP          79 72 60 60 83 75 64 63 87 79 66 64 85 77 65 64 83 76
DEWPT         47 45 45 49 54 52 52 51 51 50 50 52 50 47 48 52 54 53
RH            32 38 58 67 37 45 65 65 29 36 56 65 30 35 54 65 37 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10       5      20       5      10       5      10      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS                               IS IS
TSTMS                        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