RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
103 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

VAZ018-160800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
103 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Date           10/14/26      Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            Sat
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                 66          74          64          82          49
TEMP                   68 67 66 70 73 73 69 66 65 65 64 76 81 76 62 56 54 51 49
DEWPT                  65 66 65 67 68 67 65 64 62 62 62 65 62 61 57 51 46 44 42
MIN/MAX RH                   97          83          96          53          84
RH                     90 97 97 90 84 81 87 93 90 90 93 69 53 60 84 83 74 77 77
WIND DIR                N  N SW  S  S  S  S SE  S SW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                0  0  2  4  3  3  2  3  3  3  5  8  9  9 14 16 16 14 13
WIND GUST                                         13 20 25 25 26 33 37 39 39 37
CLOUDS                 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              85 58 83 96 89 81 83 68 58 28 13  7  8 43 74 74 62 66 65
VSBY                   10  9  4  3  5  5  6  3  2  3  5  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          90          50          30          30
RAIN SHWRS                IS NM  O NM NM SC IS                IS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS                              IS IS                                       
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5  2            
T WIND DIR              W  W  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SW SW  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD              6  4  1 10  9  6  5  3  3  4  6 24 23 18 18            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             GD GD GD GD   
ADI                     3  2  1 14 15  6  3  2  2  3  7 73100 73 21            
MAX LVORI               6  6  8  5  4  5  9  7  7  6  5  1  1  1  4            
STABILITY               F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  E  B  C  C  C  D            
CEILING                    1100   100   100     0  None  None  None  3700      
STA PRES                  27.87 27.90 27.87 27.83 27.75 27.69 27.58            


Date           10/17Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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       55      36      55      38      60      43      65      46      65
TEMP          54 44 40 37 55 44 41 39 60 49 47 44 64 53 49 46 65 53
DEWPT         39 33 31 28 33 34 32 31 43 43 41 40 48 46 44 41 50 48
RH            57 65 70 70 43 68 70 73 53 80 79 86 56 77 83 83 58 83
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      20      10      10      10       5       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    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