RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

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

Date           10/15/26      Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26            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
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                 64          82          47          54          36
TEMP                65 65 65 64 76 81 76 60 54 52 50 47 49 53 52 43 40 39 37 37
DEWPT               65 64 64 63 66 63 62 56 48 44 43 41 40 37 34 31 30 29 28 26
MIN/MAX RH                  100          54          88          49          69
RH                 100 97 97 97 71 54 62 87 80 74 77 79 71 54 50 62 67 67 70 64
WIND DIR             S SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             3  2  3  5  6  8 10 14 16 16 14 13 11  9  9  6  4  3  2  2
WIND GUST                    20 23 25 26 34 37 39 36 36 31 25 25 20 14         
CLOUDS              B2 B2 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)           85 75 41 19  1  7 38 55 52 50 67 44 49 33 19  8  8  5  1  4
VSBY                 2  2  6  5 10 10  8  8  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     20          20          40          10           0
RAIN SHWRS                               IS       SC                           
TSTMS                                                                          
Obvis                  PF PF                                                   
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3  2  2  2  3  2  4  5  4  1            
T WIND DIR          SE  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N            
T WIND SPD           5  3  3  4 24 24 19 31 33 34 28 28 28 26 23 17            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             GD GD GD GD             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  2  5 84143 66 35 37 46 39 76108107 89  8            
MAX LVORI            9  7  8  7  3  1  1  4  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  C  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                 0  None  None  None  None  1400  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.85 27.77 27.68 27.62 27.72 27.80 27.99 28.08            


Date           10/18Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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       58      38      62      42      68      46      68      46      67
TEMP          57 45 40 39 61 51 45 44 67 56 50 47 67 56 50 47 66 56
DEWPT         31 33 31 30 41 41 39 37 46 45 43 41 48 46 45 43 51 48
RH            37 62 70 70 48 68 79 76 47 66 77 79 50 69 83 86 58 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       0       0       0       0       0

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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