RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

VAZ018-080800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 PM EDT Wed Oct 7 2026

Date           10/07/26      Thu 10/08/26            Fri 10/09/26            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                 58          77          52          76          55
TEMP             62 60 60 59 58 69 75 71 60 55 54 52 52 69 75 74 60 58 57 56 55
DEWPT            50 51 52 52 51 54 50 46 45 45 44 43 43 49 49 50 48 47 46 47 46
MIN/MAX RH                   77          39          71          39          73
RH               65 72 75 78 77 59 41 41 58 69 69 71 71 49 40 43 64 67 67 72 72
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  W SE SE SE  E  E
WIND SPD          3  5  6  5  5  6  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST                 20 19 19 20 19 13                                    
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
CLOUDS(%)         0  0  0  0  1  0  3  3  1  3 22 33 28 14 28 35 46 51 55 43 66
VSBY             10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR       SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  N NW  N SE            
T WIND SPD        2  4  5  6  6 21 21 19  6  4  4  3  3  9  6  2  2            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  2  3  3  7 75123109  3  2  2  2  4 32 35 11  1            
MAX LVORI         3  4  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  2  3            
STABILITY         G  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.74 27.73 27.79 27.81 27.89 27.95 28.02 28.01            


Date           10/10Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26
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       72      57      65      61      71      59      73      47      65
TEMP          71 62 59 57 64 62 62 61 70 64 61 59 72 61 53 48 62 54
DEWPT         54 52 54 57 64 61 61 60 65 60 58 57 62 55 50 46 50 47
RH            55 70 83100100 97 97 97 84 87 90 93 71 81 89 93 65 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           20     100      80      40       5       0      10      10       5
RAIN              S  D  D  D  D  C                                 

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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