RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025

VAZ018-292100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025

Date             Mon 12/29/25            Tue 12/30/25            Wed 12/31/25
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                 53          21          31          21          40
TEMP                46 37 30 25 25 23 22 23 25 29 30 25 24 23 22 23 30 37 40 37
DEWPT               32 18 14 11 10 10 10  8  8  7  6  4  5  6  7  9 11 15 17 17
MAX/MIN RH                   43          58          35          54          38
RH                  58 46 51 55 52 57 59 52 48 39 35 40 43 47 52 54 44 40 39 44
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            18 17 17 18 19 21 21 25 21 19 17 12 11 11 11 12 13 13 14 16
WIND GUST           49 49 48 51 55 55 56 54 47 37 35 34 34 33 35 35 36 34 33 36
CLOUDS              SC FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           27 21 60 31 33 38 25 16 13  7 12 16 30 43 42 40 50 59 57 56
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                                                                     
MIX HGT              3  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          39 43 42 42 44 46 44 39 36 29 27 26 26 24 25 17 26 27 26 18
DISPERSION                   GD GD GD GD             FR FR FR FR             GD
ADI                100124117 57 60 62 60 82 84 72 67 36 18 32 34 29 61 72 72 25
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 10300
STA PRES            27.42 27.49 27.57 27.58 27.67 27.66 27.64 27.57 27.53 27.48


Date          Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26Sat 01/03/26Sun 01/04/26
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       30      39      26      44      30      45      29      44
TEMP          33 30 38 29 30 28 40 38 35 32 41 38 34 31 41 37
DEWPT         21 19 17 16 14 12 18 22 23 24 27 23 23 21 20 20
RH            61 63 42 58 51 50 41 52 61 72 57 54 64 66 42 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           10      20       0       0      20      40      20      10
FRZG RAIN                                 S           S      
RAIN                                         C  C  S         
SNOWSHWRS           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