RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

VAZ018-182000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

Date             Mon 05/18/26            Tue 05/19/26            Wed 05/20/26
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                 93          67          93          67          89
TEMP                85 91 90 81 74 71 67 71 85 91 91 81 74 70 67 71 85 88 83 75
DEWPT               63 59 58 59 56 54 54 58 59 55 54 55 54 52 53 58 61 61 64 63
MAX/MIN RH                   33          67          28          64          40
RH                  48 34 34 47 53 55 63 63 41 30 29 41 50 53 61 63 45 40 53 66
WIND DIR            SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             1  4  6  3  4  4  3  1  3  4  5  3  3  3  3  2  5  5  4  3
WIND GUST              14 18 17 18 17 13    14 14 16 14 14 14 13 13 19 17 16 17
CLOUDS              CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            1  4  8  8 10 22 19 39 32 33 32 63 21 24 25 29 22 76 76 57
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10 10  9
POP 12HR                      0           0           5           0          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                             NM NM SC
TSTMS                                                                  SC SC IS
MIX HGT              4  7  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  9 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W
T WIND SPD           4  9 13 16  8  6  4  5 13 13 11  2  4  6  6 10 12 24 14  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 24 77105  7  4  3  2  6 79130115  1  2  3  3 11 65107 30  4
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  2  3
STABILITY            A  A  B  G  F  F  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  5600
STA PRES            28.01 27.95  28.0 28.00 28.00 27.92 27.92 27.91 27.93 27.91


Date          Thu 05/21/26Fri 05/22/26Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26
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       64      74      54      62      57      76      63      80
TEMP          67 66 72 61 59 55 61 61 60 60 73 70 65 66 78 73
DEWPT         61 61 61 53 50 50 55 54 53 55 63 62 59 61 66 64
RH            81 84 68 75 72 83 81 78 78 84 71 76 81 84 67 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
POP 12HR           70      90      70      70      50      80      50      70
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM  O  O NM NM NM NM SC IS SC  O SC SC SC NM
TSTMS         IS    IS IS          IS          SC 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