RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Dec 27 2025

VAZ018-272100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Sat Dec 27 2025

Date             Sat 12/27/25            Sun 12/28/25            Mon 12/29/25
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                 56          36          53          46          59
TEMP                50 55 55 47 42 40 38 37 42 49 53 47 47 50 53 55 57 51 41 33
DEWPT               44 44 43 41 40 37 36 35 38 42 43 43 44 46 49 49 46 34 24 17
MAX/MIN RH                   64          95          69          91          49
RH                  80 66 64 79 93 89 92 92 86 77 69 86 89 86 86 80 67 52 50 51
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             5  4  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  5 10 12 14 14 14 18
WIND GUST           17                               12 17 24 34 40 42 42 44 49
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)           49 34 27 30 60 70 81 85 88 87 74 76 74 77 84 80 80 47 45 60
VSBY                10 10 10 10  9  9  7  7  8  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          10          40          60
RAIN                                                        C  C  L  L  S  S   
MIX HGT              1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  4  5  4
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW  W SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          21 12  9  3  8  6  5  5  5  6  6  4  6  6  8 12 37 39 41 40
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR FR             GD
ADI                 41 27 17  2  4  3  3  4  4  9  5  2  3  5  9 25 97112128 54
MAX LVORI            3  3  2  4  6  6  8  6  5  4  3  5  6  5  4  3  1  1  1  1
STABILITY            C  C  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  E  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None   600     0     0   600   500   900  4000  None
STA PRES            27.74 27.77 27.84 27.83 27.82 27.70 27.59 27.43 27.42 27.47


Date          Tue 12/30/25Wed 12/31/25Thu 01/01/26Fri 01/02/26
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       22      32      22      42      27      40      18      33
TEMP          26 22 31 25 24 24 39 34 31 28 39 29 22 19 32 23
DEWPT         11 10  9  5  6  8 12 14 16 18 19 13  6  2  2  2
RH            52 59 39 42 45 50 32 43 53 66 44 51 49 47 27 39
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC
POP 12HR           10       5       0       5      10      10      10       5

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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