RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

VAZ018-080800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
702 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date           04/07/26      Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26            Fri
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                 30          57          34          66          42
TEMP             47 41 36 31 32 44 53 57 48 42 37 34 35 52 62 65 56 47 44 42 44
DEWPT            15 15 14 14 15 16 19 17 19 18 20 22 26 29 30 32 31 32 31 31 33
MIN/MAX RH                   54          21          67          28          68
RH               27 34 40 49 49 32 26 21 31 37 50 61 69 41 30 29 38 56 60 65 65
WIND DIR          N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  W  W  W
WIND SPD          4  3  4  4  4  5  5  6  5  3  3  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  1
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS(%)         4  4  5  5  5  3  7  8 21 33 36 41 44 26 32 15  4  4  4  5  4
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR        N  N  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE            
T WIND SPD        8  5 11  8 12  9 10 12 13  5  4  2  2  5  4  3  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               4  3  5  4 16 28 41 53  6  3  2  1  2 16 19 16  2            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.10 28.15 28.20 28.15 28.17 28.14 28.13 28.06            


Date           04/10Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26
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       77      50      75      52      77      56      82      59      85
TEMP          74 66 53 52 72 65 55 53 74 69 59 58 80 72 63 60 83 75
DEWPT         40 41 40 43 49 47 45 45 49 48 48 51 49 48 49 52 53 51
RH            29 40 61 71 44 52 69 74 41 47 67 77 34 42 60 75 36 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       5      20       5       0       0       0       0      10
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