RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

VAZ018-060800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026

Date           09/05/26      Sun 09/06/26            Mon 09/07/26            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                 66          77          61          79          59
TEMP                71 68 67 67 70 73 73 67 66 64 62 62 71 78 76 68 63 61 59 60
DEWPT               67 67 66 66 69 69 67 63 60 59 58 59 63 63 62 59 56 56 56 57
MIN/MAX RH                  100          78          92          59          91
RH                  87 97 97 97 97 87 81 87 81 84 87 90 76 60 62 73 78 84 90 90
WIND DIR             N  N  N  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SW  N
WIND SPD             2  1  1  2  3  4  4  2  3  2  2  3  4  4  4  2  1  1  1  0
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           64 62 64 81 81 85 67 59 64 43 53 64 39 40 32 13 10 14 20 22
VSBY                 7  1  0  0  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     50          80          10           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC SC NM SC SC                                       
TSTMS               IS          IS SC IS                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR           N NW  N NE  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD           8  2  1  2  9  8 11  9  4  6  8  5 11  5  3  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  1  1  2 20 19 30  4  2  3  4  7 51 36 25  3            
MAX LVORI            6  8  9  8  5  4  4  5  5  5  6  5  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  1000   700   700  None  1400  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.71 27.71 27.75 27.76 27.82 27.87 27.92 27.91            


Date           09/08Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26
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       83      61      87      66      88      64      82      59      82
TEMP          80 71 63 62 85 75 69 68 86 75 68 64 79 70 61 60 80 71
DEWPT         62 59 55 57 64 61 60 61 67 64 61 61 62 58 56 56 61 59
RH            54 66 75 84 50 62 73 78 53 69 78 90 56 66 84 87 52 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0      20      20      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                               IS IS       IS          IS
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