RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1001 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

VAZ018-300800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1001 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2026

Date           04/29/26      Thu 04/30/26            Fri 05/01/26            Sat
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                 49          62          41          67          45
TEMP                57 53 50 50 57 60 60 52 46 43 41 44 57 64 66 58 51 47 45 46
DEWPT               52 48 46 44 41 36 35 34 32 32 31 33 35 35 36 37 37 38 37 38
MIN/MAX RH                   96          39          69          31          73
RH                  83 83 86 80 55 41 39 50 58 65 67 65 43 34 33 45 59 71 73 73
WIND DIR            NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD             9  8  9 13 13 13 13  6  4  2  2  2  4  6  6  4  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST           25 23 25 26 25 25 25 23 17 12       17 20 20 18 13 12 12 13
CLOUDS              SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           50 52 76 61 35 40 33 12 23 31 60 58 31 41 58 71 70 80 80 84
VSBY                10  3  3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     30           5           0          10          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC SC
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW SW  N            
T WIND SPD          14 12 18 21 20 17 19 19 18 12  3  3  3 12 12  6            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                 13  8 12 49 99101121  9  8  6  2  4 17 97 61  5            
MAX LVORI            4  4  4  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            D  E  E  C  B  B  B  F  F  G  F  B  A  B  C  E            
CEILING                    7400  None  None  None  None  None  6900  6200      
STA PRES                  27.59 27.63 27.63 27.73 27.74 27.73 27.66            


Date           05/02Sun 05/03/26Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26
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       59      36      63      41      72      51      74      49      76
TEMP          56 52 41 41 60 55 44 46 69 64 54 54 71 64 52 54 73 68
DEWPT         37 31 29 30 28 30 29 33 41 44 44 46 46 45 43 46 49 49
RH            49 44 62 65 29 38 55 60 36 48 69 74 41 50 71 74 43 51
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR           40      10       0       5      30      30      30      10      30
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC                   IS SC SC IS SC SC       IS SC
TSTMS                                    IS 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