RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

VAZ018-010800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1101 PM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Date           10/31/26      Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26            Tue
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                 46          59          48          65          47
TEMP                   50 48 47 52 58 58 52 51 50 49 49 56 64 63 53 51 50 48 48
DEWPT                  42 41 40 39 39 39 38 38 38 39 39 45 44 43 42 41 40 41 41
MIN/MAX RH                   79          47          74          47          78
RH                     74 77 76 61 49 49 59 61 63 68 68 66 48 48 66 68 68 77 77
WIND DIR                E  N  N SE SE SE  E SE SE SE  N SE SE SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD                1  0  0  2  4  3  1  1  1  1  0  1  3  3  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS                 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)             100100 87 67 84 85 77 88 84 80 65 62 46 32 31 28 25 23 35
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     10           5           5           0           0
MIX HGT                <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR             SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE            
T WIND SPD              5  5  4  8  6  6  6  5  5  5  4  5  6  8  5            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     3  3  4 18 14 17  3  3  3  3  4  9 17 20  3            
MAX LVORI               3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY               F  F  C  B  D  C  F  F  F  F  C  C  B  B  G            
CEILING                   12600 10500 10500  6700  5800  None  None  None      
STA PRES                  28.23 28.24 28.20 28.20 28.17 28.17 28.11            


Date           11/03Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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       70      54      68      59      70      57      68      52      65
TEMP          69 58 54 55 66 61 60 59 67 62 59 58 66 60 55 53 63 57
DEWPT         54 52 51 52 61 59 59 59 63 59 57 56 59 54 50 48 52 47
RH            59 80 90 90 84 93 96100 87 90 93 93 78 81 83 83 67 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5      30      70      70      50      40      30      20
RAIN SHWRS                SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC 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