RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
803 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

VAZ018-102000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
803 AM EDT Tue Mar 10 2026

Date             Tue 03/10/26            Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26
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                 78          60          82          45          46
TEMP                67 76 76 68 63 62 61 62 70 79 81 73 70 64 58 46 45 45 46 41
DEWPT               55 57 57 56 56 56 57 58 60 60 55 52 53 54 51 41 34 27 21 18
MAX/MIN RH                   50          87          41          83          37
RH                  65 52 52 65 78 81 87 87 71 52 41 48 55 70 77 83 65 49 37 39
WIND DIR             W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  5  4  2  2  3  2  3  5  8  9  8 10 10 14 17 14 13 10  5
WIND GUST           13 17 17    13 14 14 17 20 26 29 28 31 32 37 44 40 35 31 21
CLOUDS              CL B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)            4 59 46 27 20 34 63 77 69 57 57 49 69 81 91 89 85 68 55 15
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          20          50          90          70
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS          IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC  O NM SC         
TSTMS                  IS             IS IS                                    
MIX HGT              2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  7  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5 <1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW  N
T WIND SPD          12  9 13 11  3  4  4  4 12 20 28 11 12 14 19 29 28 26 25 23
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR FR FR GD             PR
ADI                 31 27 62  5  2  2  2  4 21 59100 15 17 20 22 55 56 65 75 10
MAX LVORI            3  2  1  3  4  5  6  6  3  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  D  B  G  G  G  F  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F
CEILING              None  None  None     0     0  None     0     0     0  None
STA PRES            27.88 27.84 27.84 27.78 27.76 27.66 27.64 27.61 27.75 27.81


Date          Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26
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       30      61      40      65      44      67      43      50
TEMP          34 32 57 53 47 41 61 55 48 46 65 62 56 45 45 36
DEWPT         19 20 24 28 31 32 31 35 36 39 48 50 48 38 24 16
RH            54 61 28 38 53 70 32 47 63 76 54 65 74 76 43 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      30      60      40
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC NM SC SC
SNOWSHWRS                                                  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