RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

VAZ018-090800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1101 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

Date           10/08/26      Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun
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                 51          77          54          63          57
TEMP                   57 55 51 68 76 73 61 59 57 55 54 62 62 57 57 57 57 57 57
DEWPT                  43 42 43 49 50 50 50 49 48 47 47 51 53 53 52 54 54 56 57
MIN/MAX RH                   74          40          78          67         100
RH                     59 61 74 51 40 44 67 69 72 74 77 67 72 86 83 90 90 96100
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD                4  5  4  1  2  2  1  0  0  1  2  4  6  6  8 10  9 10 10
WIND GUST                                               14 19 19 25 31 32 33 33
CLOUDS                 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)              74 69 85 61 70 81 75 79 74 67 89 77 90 92 88 94 94 93100
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  4  5  3   
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          40          90
RAIN                                                        C  C  L  L  D  D  D
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  1            
T WIND DIR              W NW NW  N  N SW  S SE  N  N  N SE SE SE  E            
T WIND SPD              3  3  3  8  3  2  3  2  0  1  2 13 13 12  8            
DISPERSION             VP PR             VP VP VP VP             PR FR PR FR   
ADI                     2  2  4 23 17  9  2  1  0  1  2 35 44 25  7            
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  3  4            
STABILITY               F  F  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  D  D            
CEILING                   31600 29400 18700 19200  9000 12400  5000  1000      
STA PRES                  27.96 28.01 28.01 28.07 28.12 28.17 28.13            


Date           10/11Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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       63      61      73      59      79      57      72      52      72
TEMP          60 62 62 62 71 65 61 60 76 67 61 57 70 62 56 53 69 61
DEWPT         60 61 61 61 66 62 59 59 64 60 58 55 59 55 53 52 58 55
RH           100 97 97 97 84 90 93 96 66 78 90 93 68 78 90 96 68 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR          100      70      10       0       5       5       5       5      10
RAIN           D  D  L  C                                          

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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