RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1201 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026

VAZ018-152000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1201 PM EDT Fri May 15 2026

Date             Fri 05/15/26            Sat 05/16/26            Sun 05/17/26
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                 71          49          85          61          88
TEMP                   66 70 63 56 52 50 54 74 82 82 73 67 63 61 65 82 87 86 76
DEWPT                  38 38 40 40 39 39 44 49 53 55 56 54 52 51 55 58 56 57 61
MAX/MIN RH                   32          72          36          71          34
RH                     36 31 43 55 61 66 69 41 37 40 55 63 67 70 70 44 35 37 60
WIND DIR               NW  W NW  W SW SW  W SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW  S SE
WIND SPD                8  6  4  1  2  2  2  4  6  8  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  1
WIND GUST                                               13          12         
CLOUDS                 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              14 16 45 33 16 24 21 12 34 69 53 46 62 55 24 19 16 17 15
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9 10 10  9
POP 12HR                      0           0          10           5          10
MIX HGT                 4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR             NW  W NW  N  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S
T WIND SPD              9  8  3  2  1  1  2  6 13 14  6  4  4  4  4  9  4  6 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    45 42  2  1  1  1  2 26 87 60  3  2  2  2  4 48 37 60  5
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  3  3  4  3  2  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  E  G  G  G  A  A  B  C  F  F  F  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  4500 16300  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.80 27.85 27.86 27.88 27.82 27.85 27.88 27.95 27.92


Date          Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26Thu 05/21/26
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       63      91      65      91      67      88      64      80
TEMP          66 68 90 79 68 69 90 80 69 71 86 75 66 66 77 71
DEWPT         56 59 58 58 55 58 55 57 54 59 61 61 58 57 57 55
RH            70 73 34 49 63 68 31 45 59 66 43 62 75 73 50 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR            5      10       0      10      10      60      40      60
RAIN SHWRS                                  SC NM SC SC NM NM
TSTMS                                          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