RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

VAZ018-032000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Date             Thu 09/03/26            Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 94          70          93          70          88
TEMP                88 93 90 78 76 73 72 73 87 90 89 77 76 73 71 72 85 88 84 74
DEWPT               70 69 69 68 68 67 67 68 71 70 70 68 67 67 67 68 71 70 70 68
MAX/MIN RH                   45          85          48          88          55
RH                  55 46 50 71 76 81 84 84 59 52 54 74 74 81 87 87 63 55 63 82
WIND DIR            NW  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  3  3  3  4  4  5  6  6  3
WIND GUST                                         16 13          14 18 18 18   
CLOUDS              CL FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            3 14 16 25 49 17  0  3  7 34 22 35 19 23 13 23 28 51 51 67
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      5          20          20           5          30
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS                   SC SC SC
TSTMS                                             IS                   SC SC   
MIX HGT              4  7  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW  W  W NW NW  W  W NW NW  W  N  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           6  5  4  2  3  3  4  4 17 18 13 11  4  4  3  3  5  8 13  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 37 46 32  1  2  2  2  4 86105 72  5  2  2  2  3 22 30 46  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  5  5  5  1  1  1  3  3  5  6  5  2  2  1  5
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  F  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.88 27.82 27.83 27.82 27.83 27.77 27.77 27.77 27.79 27.75


Date          Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       64      79      61      78      61      84      63      88
TEMP          69 66 78 71 64 62 76 70 64 62 82 73 66 65 85 77
DEWPT         66 64 67 62 59 59 64 60 57 58 64 62 59 60 66 63
RH            90 93 69 73 84 90 66 71 78 87 55 68 78 84 53 62
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           50      40      20      10       5       5       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS SC SC 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