RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

VAZ018-122000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Date             Wed 08/12/26            Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 80          69          89          70          87
TEMP                73 79 80 74 72 71 70 71 81 86 85 76 74 72 71 72 81 85 84 76
DEWPT               66 66 65 64 68 68 67 68 72 72 72 71 70 69 68 69 73 73 73 72
MAX/MIN RH                   60          92          61          93          67
RH                  79 64 60 71 87 90 90 90 74 63 65 85 87 90 90 90 77 67 70 87
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             6  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  3  3  2  3  4  5  6  6  4
WIND GUST           19 16 17 17 14 14 16 17 18 16 17 13             17 19 18 16
CLOUDS              B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)           64 41 40 45 45 58 51 39 39 44 31 75 59 69 66 66 70 73 73 56
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  3  5 10 10 10  7 10 10  4  1  4 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          30          30          50          60
RAIN SHWRS                IS IS IS    SC             SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
TSTMS                     IS IS IS                   IS IS          IS SC SC   
MIX HGT              2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR           W NW NW  S  W NW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          14 17  5  3  4  5  3  3  5 10 16  9  3 11 11 10 14 13  9  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 41 74 27  2  3  4  2  3 24 54 84  4  2  5  5 12 46 52 33  5
MAX LVORI            3  1  2  5  6  6  6  6  3  1  1  5  6  6  6  5  3  1  3  5
STABILITY            C  A  A  E  E  E  E  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  3100  2500   100  2600
STA PRES            27.77 27.72 27.73 27.73 27.76 27.73 27.77 27.80 27.85 27.86


Date          Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       69      86      69      90      72      88      68      85
TEMP          72 70 83 77 71 71 87 80 74 73 86 78 70 69 83 75
DEWPT         69 68 71 70 67 67 72 72 69 69 71 70 67 66 68 67
RH            90 93 67 79 87 87 61 77 84 87 61 76 90 90 61 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30      40      10      20      20      30      10      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC    SC          IS IS       SC          IS
TSTMS                  IS          IS          SC            

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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