RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

VAZ018-060900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 PM EST Thu Nov 5 2026

Date           11/05/26      Fri 11/06/26            Sat 11/07/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 52          67          42          57          40
TEMP             63 60 58 57 53 60 66 65 56 52 49 46 42 49 56 54 47 45 43 42 41
DEWPT            60 58 56 54 50 50 48 46 45 45 41 38 34 37 37 34 33 34 34 34 33
MIN/MAX RH                   94          48          75          46          76
RH               90 93 93 90 89 69 52 50 66 77 74 73 73 63 49 46 58 65 70 73 73
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD          1  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  5  8  9 11 11  9  9  9  9 10  9  9
WIND GUST                 13          16 17 19 24 29 36 31 27 27 27 27 28 29 28
CLOUDS           B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)        57 81 85 93 81 28 17 15 38 65 23 15 29 22  6  9 11 23 33 34 36
VSBY             10 10  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1  2 <1 <1  2  3  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        2  2  2  3  3  9 16 19 10 13  8  9  6 23 23 21  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR             PR PR FR PR   
ADI               1  1  1  2  4 23 70100  5  9  5  6 13 68 74 77  5            
MAX LVORI         7  7  7  7  6  3  1  1  3  4  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E            
CEILING              2200  3800  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.71 27.71 27.71 27.69 27.75 27.76 27.80 27.81            


Date           11/08Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       62      41      65      42      68      42      64      39      60
TEMP          61 48 44 42 63 53 44 43 66 55 46 43 63 49 42 40 58 49
DEWPT         38 33 31 32 38 33 32 31 38 34 33 33 37 33 31 30 37 33
RH            42 56 60 67 39 46 62 62 36 45 60 67 38 54 65 67 45 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0      20
RAIN                                                           S  S

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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