RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
308 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

VAZ018-112100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
308 AM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

Date             Sun 01/11/26            Mon 01/12/26            Tue 01/13/26
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                 37          24          45          31          54
TEMP          40 34 37 34 31 31 29 28 25 26 33 42 44 37 33 33 32 31 40 51 52 45
DEWPT         34 26 26 21 15 13 15 16 18 18 18 18 17 16 16 17 19 19 22 26 28 26
MAX/MIN RH                   47          76          33          61          37
RH            79 72 64 58 51 47 55 60 74 71 53 37 33 42 49 51 58 61 48 37 39 47
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW
WIND SPD      16 13 16 19 19 21 18 13 12  6  6  6  5  3  3  4  3  3  3  5  5  5
WIND GUST     28 26 31 35 36 41 37 26 23 24 21 18 18 16 17 19 16 14 13 17 18 20
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     49 28 56 66 40 26 31 40 38 36 12  8  5  5 10 20 37 31 11 19 20 34
VSBY          10 10  6  6  6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20           5           0           0           0
SNOW                 S  S  S                                                   
MIX HGT        2 <1  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR    NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW
T WIND SPD    26 21 29 36 39 36 33 26 20 13 11 14 16  6  8  6 10  9 11 16  9  8
DISPERSION    GD             GD GD FR FR             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI           30 27 83115111 49 45 36 23 17 19 40 46  3  4  3  5 10 18 44 24  4
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  2  2
STABILITY      D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  G  G  F  G  B  B  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.72 27.84 27.97 28.00 28.01 27.92 27.89 27.86 27.84 27.68


Date          Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
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      49      27      34      20      39      26      42
TEMP          41 38 48 41 35 28 31 25 22 21 36 33 29 28 42 33
DEWPT         26 29 34 32 26 19 14  9  8 10 16 18 20 21 23 21
RH            55 70 58 70 69 68 49 50 54 62 43 53 69 75 46 61
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            5      40      60      40      20      10      20      20
RAIN                 S  C  L  L                             S
SNOW                       S  L  C  S  S              S  S  S

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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