RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

VAZ018-212000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

Date             Fri 08/21/26            Sat 08/22/26            Sun 08/23/26
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                 80          65          82          63          79
TEMP                   70 69 67 65 68 67 67 72 80 78 70 67 66 65 64 72 78 75 66
DEWPT                  66 66 66 65 66 65 66 69 69 68 65 63 62 62 62 63 62 59 57
MAX/MIN RH                   87         100          68          95          56
RH                     87 90 97100 93 93 97 90 69 71 84 87 87 90 93 73 58 58 73
WIND DIR               SE SE SE  E  N  N  N SE SE  S NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                3  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  3  2  3  4  5  8  8  8  8  5
WIND GUST                                                  14 19 24 21 20 21 19
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)              82 81 81 85 81 77 76 72 53 58 35 27 24 18 21 18 17  9  3
VSBY                    7  7  6  4  4  5  4  9 10 10 10  8  0  1 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          60          40          20           5
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC SC IS       IS SC SC IS                        
TSTMS                  IS IS SC IS          IS SC SC IS                        
MIX HGT                 3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5  5  1
T WIND DIR              E SE  E  E SE NE  S SW  W  W  S  S  W  W  W NW  W  W  W
T WIND SPD              5  4  3  2  6  2  2  6  3  5  8  2  3  8 20 23 18 13 18
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR             PR
ADI                    23 14  2  1  3  1  2 17 15 28  4  1  2  4 47 95114 86  8
MAX LVORI               3  4  8  7  6  8  8  4  3  3  6  6  6  6  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY               B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  A  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    1300  1600   700   700  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.84 27.83 27.78 27.77 27.71 27.69 27.68 27.75 27.77


Date          Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26
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       57      79      57      82      62      83      65      82
TEMP          59 59 78 68 59 59 79 71 64 63 82 73 68 67 80 72
DEWPT         55 55 57 55 53 54 60 60 58 60 67 66 64 65 70 67
RH            87 87 48 63 80 83 52 68 81 90 61 79 87 93 72 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       5      10       5      40      40      50
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                                          SC          SC

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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