RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Mon Jan 5 2026

VAZ018-052100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Mon Jan 5 2026

Date             Mon 01/05/26            Tue 01/06/26            Wed 01/07/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 54          40          62          48          59
TEMP                36 50 49 41 42 41 41 40 49 59 61 55 54 53 51 49 53 57 55 47
DEWPT               28 34 35 36 37 38 38 37 40 42 44 44 45 44 42 41 41 39 38 37
MAX/MIN RH                   53          89          52          74          50
RH                  72 54 58 82 82 89 89 89 71 53 53 66 71 71 71 74 64 51 53 68
WIND DIR            SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             3  4  2  3  3  3  2  3  3  5  6  8  9 11 10 10  9  8  5  2
WIND GUST                                            18 21 24 24 23 19         
CLOUDS              FW B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           18 51 55 49 56 74 69 75 74 67 62 51 52 57 42 47 30 13 28 15
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          10           5
MIX HGT             <1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           5  6  5  2  3  3  3  2  1  8  6 18 23 33 34 28 28 20 13 14
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR FR FR             VP
ADI                  7 14 10  1  2  2  2  2  1 19 16 21 26 37 39 37 74 60 40  7
MAX LVORI            3  2  2  5  5  7  7  6  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  D  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  G
CEILING              None  None 22100 22100 22100 12200  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.82 27.75 27.76 27.70 27.63 27.52 27.52 27.58 27.69 27.77


Date          Thu 01/08/26Fri 01/09/26Sat 01/10/26Sun 01/11/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       38      62      48      66      52      59      32      40
TEMP          41 39 59 51 50 49 63 58 57 56 57 47 40 36 40 33
DEWPT         35 34 38 41 42 44 52 51 53 52 42 27 26 23 19 18
RH            79 82 45 68 74 83 67 77 86 86 57 45 57 59 42 53
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR            0       5      10      40      60      60      20       5
RAIN                             C  C  C  L  L  C            
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