RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

VAZ018-100900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

Date           01/09/26      Sat 01/10/26            Sun 01/11/26            Mon
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 53          59          34          39          25
TEMP                55 54 54 54 55 57 57 55 53 47 39 35 37 36 32 28 28 28 26 25
DEWPT               52 52 52 52 53 55 54 51 47 40 31 25 24 18 15 13 14 15 16 16
MIN/MAX RH                   95          86          92          47          68
RH                  90 93 93 93 93 93 90 86 80 76 73 66 59 47 49 53 55 58 65 68
WIND DIR             W  W SW SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W
WIND SPD             2  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  8 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 10  9  6
WIND GUST                             14 20 27 35 37 37 40 44 44 50 44 35 32 26
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           93 90 94 94 96 93 95 94 87 70 50 43 48 51 57 34 38 42 47 32
VSBY                 6  5  4  2  3  3  5  7  8  7  7  7  7 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90         100          60          20           5
RAIN                                      L  L        S                        
RAIN SHWRS                SC NM  O  O SC                                       
SNOW                                                  S  S  S  S               
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2  2  5  6  5  3            
T WIND DIR           W SW  S NE  E  E  N SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW            
T WIND SPD           4  3  2  3  5  4  5  2 10 29 26 20 43 43 35 40            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP PR FR FR             GD GD FR PR   
ADI                  2  2  1  3  4  4  6  2 12 40 30 37137147110 54            
MAX LVORI            6  7  7  6  6  6  5  6  4  3  3  3  1  1  1  1            
STABILITY            F  F  F  C  C  C  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D            
CEILING               100   100   400   600   600  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.90 27.84 27.76 27.68 27.69 27.71 27.73 27.84            


Date           01/12Tue 01/13/26Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       43      29      52      36      49      29      37      21      38
TEMP          41 35 31 29 51 40 39 38 48 40 36 30 36 29 25 22 36 32
DEWPT         16 15 16 17 23 24 25 28 32 31 29 25 20 14 13 13 16 16
RH            36 43 53 60 33 52 57 67 54 70 75 81 52 53 60 68 43 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      30      50      40      30      10
RAIN                                   C  C  C  C  C  C            
SNOW                                                  C  C  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