RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
301 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

VAZ018-040800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
301 PM EDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Date           10/03/26      Sun 10/04/26            Mon 10/05/26            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                 56          64          54          70          46
TEMP          58 56 56 56 56 56 60 64 64 59 59 59 57 54 62 69 67 55 51 49 48 46
DEWPT         58 56 55 55 55 55 59 63 63 59 59 59 56 53 54 51 48 46 45 44 41 41
MIN/MAX RH                  100          94         100          48          83
RH           100100 96 96 96 96 96 97 97100100100 96 96 75 53 50 72 80 83 77 83
WIND DIR       E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE
WIND SPD       4  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  3  5  5  5  6  6  5  4  3  2  2
CLOUDS        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)    100100100100 96 97 99100 99 96 99 99 82 41 27 16 10  9 11 19 22 19
VSBY           3  3  1  0  1  0  1  2  3  2  4  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     40          30           0           0           0
RAIN              C  C     S  C  C                                             
RAIN SHWRS    NM                                                               
Obvis                        PF                                                
MIX HGT        1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NE NE  E  E NE  N NE SW  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD     9 10  6  5  3  2  2  2  4  4  6 11 16 12 12 11 10 10            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI           13  9  6  5  2  2  2  3  7  2  3  5 11 13 40 53 48  5            
MAX LVORI      5  8  6  6  7  8  9  8  8  9  9  9  6  5  3  1  1  3            
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  F  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  E  B  B  B  B  F            
CEILING               200   100   100  1200  1500   800  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.96 27.90 27.89 27.83 27.84 27.83 27.87 27.84            


Date           10/06Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26
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       67      43      75      50      76      50      75      51      74
TEMP          65 57 49 46 72 61 54 51 74 62 54 51 74 63 55 52 73 62
DEWPT         46 46 43 41 52 50 48 46 53 49 47 44 51 49 48 46 54 50
RH            50 67 80 83 49 67 80 83 48 62 77 77 44 60 77 80 51 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5      20
RAIN SHWRS                                                       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