RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

VAZ018-050800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
501 PM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

Date           09/04/26      Sat 09/05/26            Sun 09/06/26            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                 71          91          66          78          61
TEMP             77 75 73 72 73 83 88 86 75 72 69 68 67 72 76 74 68 66 65 63 62
DEWPT            65 67 66 66 67 70 70 70 68 68 67 66 66 69 68 67 64 61 60 59 60
MIN/MAX RH                   84          54          98          76          93
RH               67 76 79 81 81 65 55 59 79 87 93 93 97 90 76 79 87 84 84 87 93
WIND DIR         NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD          3  2  3  4  4  6  6  6  3  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  2  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST                    16 20 19 20 14                         13         
CLOUDS           SC FW CL FW SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        40 11  4 24 27 22 55 54 50 63 60 48 85 85 82 82 69 78 72 66 67
VSBY              9  9  7  5  4  9 10 10 10 10  8 10  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          30          50          70          30
RAIN SHWRS                         SC SC IS SC SC IS NM NM NM NM SC SC         
TSTMS                              SC SC IS IS             IS IS               
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW  N NW NE NE NE  E NE            
T WIND SPD        3  3  3  3  2  3 13 14 12  6  8  4  9 10  8  3  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  2  2  2  2 11 78 57  6  3  4  2 10 26 24 11  1            
MAX LVORI         3  4  5  5  5  3  1  1  4  6  6  8  6  4  3  4  6            
STABILITY         G  G  G  F  A  B  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  3700  5900   700  2100  2300      
STA PRES            27.75 27.73 27.75 27.66 27.68 27.67 27.76 27.77            


Date           09/07Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26
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       79      60      83      62      88      68      88      65      84
TEMP          77 68 62 61 80 72 65 63 85 77 70 70 86 77 69 65 81 73
DEWPT         64 59 56 57 63 59 57 57 65 62 60 61 67 63 61 60 61 57
RH            64 73 81 87 56 64 75 81 51 60 71 73 53 62 76 84 51 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
POP 12HR           10       0       5       0       5       5      10      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                                              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