RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
252 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

VAZ018-300800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
252 PM EDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Date           08/29/26      Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26            Tue
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                 66          89          67          93          70
TEMP          80 72 69 67 66 67 79 86 86 75 72 70 67 69 86 92 90 77 75 71 70 71
DEWPT         67 65 64 64 64 65 69 68 67 65 65 64 63 64 67 66 65 65 64 63 63 64
MIN/MAX RH                   94          51          87          42          81
RH            65 79 84 90 93 93 72 55 53 71 79 81 87 84 53 43 44 67 69 76 78 79
WIND DIR      SE  E SE SE  N  N  S  S  S  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       4  3  2  1  0  0  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2
CLOUDS        FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     22 20 32 38 53 58 29 13 28 32 31 18  2  3 10 19 31 27 36 11 10 12
VSBY          10 10 10  8  2  1 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     S SE SE SE  E SE SW  W  W  S SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     8 10  3  2  1  2  6  5  4  2  2  4  5  5 17 12 11 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           45  5  2  1  1  2 22 38 25  1  1  2  3  6100 99 84  5            
MAX LVORI      1  4  5  6  8  6  3  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      A  G  G  G  F  B  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.96 27.98  28.0 28.00 27.93 27.93 27.91 27.94 27.90            


Date           09/01Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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       94      71      95      72      94      70      89      67      86
TEMP          93 80 73 73 93 82 74 74 91 81 73 71 87 77 70 67 84 75
DEWPT         67 66 64 65 67 66 65 66 68 67 66 66 67 65 64 64 66 63
RH            43 62 73 76 43 58 74 76 47 63 79 84 52 67 81 90 55 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      20      10      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                               IS       IS SC          SC
TSTMS                                    IS          IS          IS

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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