RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

VAZ018-110900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EST Sat Jan 10 2026

Date           01/10/26      Sun 01/11/26            Mon 01/12/26            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
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                 34          40          23          45          28
TEMP          59 57 54 47 41 35 39 37 32 33 30 29 28 26 33 40 44 38 36 34 33 32
DEWPT         55 53 49 41 34 26 25 21 16 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 14 15 17 17 18
MIN/MAX RH                   94          47          74          31          67
RH            87 86 83 79 76 69 57 52 51 47 53 58 63 68 51 37 30 37 42 49 51 56
WIND DIR       W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       4  5  6 10 11 13 16 14 14 18 16 12 10  8  6  8  8  6  6  6  5  5
WIND GUST     16 20 27 34 35 40 48 46 47 50 49 33 28 24 23 19 19 17 18 18 16   
CLOUDS        B2 OV B2 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     85 88 79 73 49 23 43 53 45 31 45 59 50 42 25  7  9 10  9  7 15 22
VSBY           4  6  6  7 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     50          30           0           0           0
RAIN           L  C  C                                                         
SNOW                             S  S                                          
MIX HGT       <1 <1 <1  2  1  1  4  5  4  3  2  2  2  1  1  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     E  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD     1  4 20 31 29 23 31 39 40 39 35 28 21 17 12 14 17  9            
DISPERSION       PR PR FR FR             GD GD FR FR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI            1  3 14 35 27 33 89120115 53 48 39 24 24 23 44 51  4            
MAX LVORI      7  5  4  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY      D  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              1300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.68 27.70 27.71 27.82 27.92 27.98 28.00 27.91            


Date           01/13Wed 01/14/26Thu 01/15/26Fri 01/16/26Sat 01/17/26
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       54      37      49      29      34      21      41      28      41
TEMP          48 47 43 39 46 39 33 30 32 28 25 24 36 35 32 30 38 38
DEWPT         25 25 26 28 33 31 25 17 12  8  9 11 14 16 19 19 22 19
RH            40 42 51 64 60 73 72 58 43 42 50 57 40 45 58 63 52 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      30      50      40      10      10      20      20
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC SC SC                              
SNOWSHWRS                          SC 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