RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

VAZ018-080800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Date           09/07/26      Tue 09/08/26            Wed 09/09/26            Thu
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                 59          84          60          86          66
TEMP                64 62 60 61 74 81 81 69 65 63 61 62 78 85 84 72 70 68 66 68
DEWPT               56 55 55 57 61 60 59 57 55 54 54 55 60 60 61 60 60 60 59 60
MIN/MAX RH                   87          46          79          42          79
RH                  75 78 84 87 64 49 47 66 70 72 78 78 54 43 46 66 71 76 78 76
WIND DIR             E  S  N  N  S SE SE  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  0  0  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  5  5  5  5
WIND GUST                                                           17 18 17 18
CLOUDS              FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
CLOUDS(%)           11 16 24 39 50 32 30  6 20 14 17 37 13 19 13  7  6  3  3  8
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  3 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E SE  S  S  S SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  S            
T WIND SPD           4  2  2  1  4  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  9 10  9  4            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP PR PR PR   
ADI                  2  1  1  1 18 21 21  2  2  2  2  3 42 81 81  2            
MAX LVORI            4  4  5  6  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY            G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.99 28.04 28.06 28.04 28.05 28.05 28.03 27.94            


Date           09/10Fri 09/11/26Sat 09/12/26Sun 09/13/26Mon 09/14/26
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       87      66      84      64      82      65      85      63      85
TEMP          87 75 69 67 81 72 67 66 79 72 68 67 83 74 67 64 83 73
DEWPT         67 66 66 65 68 65 63 64 70 68 65 66 69 66 64 63 65 62
RH            52 74 90 93 65 79 87 93 74 87 90 97 63 76 90 97 55 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           30      40      50      20      60      30      20       5      20
RAIN SHWRS       SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC NM SC       IS          IS
TSTMS            IS IS       IS    IS    IS IS                     

$$


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