RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
132 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

VAZ018-012100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
132 PM EST Sun Mar 1 2026

Date             Sun 03/01/26            Mon 03/02/26            Tue 03/03/26
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                 60          30          36          31          55
TEMP                      56 47 41 37 34 32 32 34 34 32 32 32 32 33 42 50 54 50
DEWPT                     37 32 30 30 28 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 30 33 37 41 43 44
MAX/MIN RH                   49          80          74          99          66
RH                        49 56 65 75 78 78 78 75 75 85 85 88 92100 82 71 66 80
WIND DIR                  NW NW  N  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD                   6  4  1  3  3  4  5  6  5  6  4  4  3  2  4  5  5  4
WIND GUST                                                                    17
CLOUDS                    B1 B1 SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)                 52 51 34 52 88 89 91 94 93 97 93 98100 95 98 65 60 69
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10  8  3  1  1  2  1  1  3  3  2  4  9  7
POP 12HR                     10          10          80          80          30
FRZG RAIN                                             D  L  C  L  C            
RAIN                                            L  L              C  S         
SLEET                                        C                                 
MIX HGT                    4 <1 <1 <1  1 <1  1  2  1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1
T WIND DIR                NW NW  N  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD                13 10  5 10 11 11  9 12 11 11  6  4  4  2  3  6 13  9
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                       36  7  3  5  5 13 15 21 18  8  5  3  4  2  4 14 29  6
MAX LVORI                  1  2  3  4  4  4  4  3  3  4  5  6  6 10  5  3  3  4
STABILITY                  D  E  G  F  F  D  D  D  D  E  E  E  D  C  D  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  1000   800  1000   600   300   300  1400
STA PRES                  27.92 28.04 28.08 28.17 28.15 28.16 28.11 28.10 28.02


Date          Wed 03/04/26Thu 03/05/26Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26
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       45      68      50      74      54      77      57      77
TEMP          48 46 66 60 54 51 73 63 59 55 75 68 60 58 76 66
DEWPT         44 42 51 49 48 47 54 53 52 51 55 55 54 53 56 54
RH            86 86 58 67 80 86 51 70 78 86 50 63 81 83 50 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           20      20      10      20      20      30      10      50
RAIN SHWRS       IS    IS          IS IS       SC       IS SC
TSTMS                              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