RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

VAZ018-312000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026

Date             Mon 08/31/26            Tue 09/01/26            Wed 09/02/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 90          69          93          70          94
TEMP                   89 88 77 74 72 70 71 86 92 91 78 75 71 70 71 88 94 92 79
DEWPT                  65 66 66 65 65 64 65 68 67 67 66 65 65 64 65 69 68 67 66
MAX/MIN RH                   45          84          43          83          42
RH                     45 48 69 74 79 81 81 55 44 45 67 71 81 81 81 54 43 44 64
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W
WIND SPD                3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  2
CLOUDS                 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              38 38 57 27 18  9 15  6 14 11  2  6  4  3  5  6 13 16 13
VSBY                   10 10 10  9  7  8  6  9 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      5           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 6  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  7 <1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW  W SW SW
T WIND SPD              9  8  3  3  3  4  5 17 10 10  4  4  4  3  3  6  3  6  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    67 46  2  2  2  2  6 92 78 70  2  2  2  2  3 44 30 60  1
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  1  2  1  3
STABILITY               A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.90 27.90 27.89 27.90 27.85 27.87 27.88 27.91 27.83


Date          Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       72      94      70      91      66      86      62      80
TEMP          73 73 94 81 72 71 88 78 68 67 84 74 65 63 78 71
DEWPT         66 66 68 68 67 67 68 66 65 64 64 62 60 59 63 59
RH            79 79 43 65 84 87 52 67 90 90 51 66 84 87 60 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10      20      40      10      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS    IS SC          IS IS    IS IS
TSTMS                     IS    IS SC          IS IS       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