RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

VAZ018-120800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
501 PM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

Date           10/11/26      Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed
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                 57          72          56          82          62
TEMP             58 58 58 58 57 60 70 71 61 57 57 56 56 72 81 80 67 65 64 63 63
DEWPT            57 58 57 56 57 60 62 61 58 55 55 55 55 64 64 64 61 59 59 59 59
MIN/MAX RH                  100          72          99          55          87
RH               96100 96 93100100 76 71 90 93 93 96 96 76 56 58 81 81 84 87 87
WIND DIR          W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          3  6 10 13 13 12  9  8  4  3  3  3  3  2  4  4  3  4  5  5  5
WIND GUST        13 23 32 37 39 34 26 23 16                         16 16 19 18
CLOUDS           B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        75 74 44 31 37 24 32 16  7 35 27 16 13  6  2  2  1  3  6  7  8
VSBY              4  3  5  4  3  7  9 10  8  8  8  9  6 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     50           0           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS       SC IS                                                         
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD        2  9 23 20 23 31 24 16  6  4  5  5  5  3 13 11  4            
DISPERSION       VP PR FR FR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR   
ADI               1  6 21 19 42 79 69 45  3  2  3  3  6  8 76 52  2            
MAX LVORI        10  8  5  5  4  4  3  3  6  9  6  8  6  3  1  1  5            
STABILITY         F  E  D  D  C  C  C  B  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING               500  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.62 27.66 27.74 27.78 27.81 27.82 27.84 27.80            


Date           10/14Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26
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       83      63      77      61      75      45      54      35      57
TEMP          83 71 66 64 74 67 62 61 73 59 53 46 53 43 39 35 55 46
DEWPT         67 64 62 62 67 63 60 59 63 54 45 38 37 33 31 29 35 35
RH            59 79 87 93 79 87 93 93 71 83 74 73 54 67 73 78 47 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       5      30      30      30      20       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC IS SC 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