RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

VAZ018-290800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1001 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Date           10/28/26      Thu 10/29/26            Fri 10/30/26            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                 45          71          51          74          48
TEMP                50 49 47 49 60 70 69 58 54 52 52 52 66 74 71 57 53 51 50 49
DEWPT               50 49 47 46 50 48 47 47 46 45 44 43 52 54 51 47 45 42 42 41
MIN/MAX RH                  100          43          77          48          74
RH                 100100100 89 69 45 45 67 74 77 74 71 61 50 49 69 74 71 74 74
WIND DIR             E  S  S  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE
WIND SPD             1  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  3  5  5  4  5  4  3  2  1  1  1
WIND GUST                                         17 18 16 16                  
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           51 56 56 73 35  7  4  5  4  6  4 24  8 16 20 22 20 40 45 60
VSBY                 8  7  6  3 10 10 10 10 10  3  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Obvis                     PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD           5  4  4  5  5  6  6  4  6  9 11 11 13 14 12  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  2  6  9 28 21  2  3  4  5 12 34 74 52  4            
MAX LVORI            6  6  6  6  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING                   22600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.06 28.04 27.99 28.00 28.00 28.02 28.02            


Date           10/31Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26
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       64      47      64      50      64      51      66      54      65
TEMP          63 57 50 48 63 56 52 51 62 56 53 52 65 58 55 54 64 58
DEWPT         46 43 41 40 45 44 44 45 52 50 49 49 56 52 51 52 57 54
RH            54 59 71 74 52 64 74 80 70 80 86 89 73 80 86 93 78 86
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      30      30      20      20      20      40
RAIN SHWRS                      SC SC SC       IS    IS IS IS SC 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