RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

VAZ018-132100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

Date             Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26
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                 45          32          45          34          49
TEMP                      42 36 35 34 34 33 40 44 44 38 37 36 35 35 43 49 47 40
DEWPT                     27 25 25 25 25 23 28 28 26 25 24 24 25 26 31 32 31 29
MAX/MIN RH                   54          72          49          74          51
RH                        55 64 66 69 69 66 62 53 49 59 59 61 66 69 62 52 53 64
WIND DIR                   N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                   5  6  5  6  9 10 13 10 10 10 11 10  9  8  8  6  6  5
WIND GUST                    21 19 20 27 34 34 28 28 29 33 31 29 26 24 18 19 18
CLOUDS                    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 71 74 73 63 57 56 69 52 24  9 20 23 34 49 61 47 39 32
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           0           0
MIX HGT                    4  1  1  1 <1  1  4  4  4  1 <1  1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                18 11 11 12 12 14 21 21 20 14 14 14 13 12 18 14 14 10
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR PR             PR
ADI                       68  8  8 11  8 20 58 82 78 10 10 10 12 16 61 67 64  5
MAX LVORI                  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY                  C  E  E  D  E  C  D  C  C  E  E  E  D  C  C  B  B  F
CEILING                    3400  8600  1200  2100  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.56 27.62 27.66 27.77 27.83 27.91 27.96 28.03 28.07


Date          Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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       31      58      32      62      35      65      38      67
TEMP          35 32 56 43 36 34 60 49 39 36 64 51 42 39 65 53
DEWPT         26 24 33 29 26 25 33 29 26 24 31 27 24 24 31 29
RH            69 72 42 57 67 69 36 46 59 61 29 39 48 54 28 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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