RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

VAZ018-062100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Sat Dec 6 2025

Date             Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 44          27          46          30          34
TEMP                37 42 42 33 30 29 28 28 38 43 44 39 37 36 34 30 33 34 33 28
DEWPT               30 31 30 26 25 25 24 25 30 34 35 31 29 29 29 28 28 25 22 18
MAX/MIN RH                   58          89          66          90          64
RH                  75 65 62 75 81 85 85 88 73 70 70 73 72 75 82 92 82 69 63 66
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W SE  S  S  W NW NW NW  N NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  2
WIND GUST                    12                            12 12 13            
CLOUDS              SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           49 39 23 11 17 48 69 69 72 65 49 38 48 62 73 69 76 74 59 61
VSBY                 9 10 10  9  9  9  8  8  9  9  9  9  9  6  5  3  3  4  4 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          20          50
RAIN                                                        S  S               
SNOW                                                           S  C  C  C  C   
MIX HGT              1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1  1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W NW NW NW NW SE SE  S  S SE  W NW NW  N  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD          12 17 17 13 11  6  1  1  3  5  4  2  1  3  4  2  6 12  6  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 20 39 32  6  5  3  1  1  3 11  5  1  1  2  2  2 10 23 13  3
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  4  5  6  7  4  3  3  3  4  4  4  7  4  3  2  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  G  G  F  F  C  C  C  B  G  F  F  F  C  D  D  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  1400 12700  None  None  1900   900   700
STA PRES            27.66 27.67 27.76 27.76 27.77 27.70 27.71 27.69 27.75 27.80


Date          Tue 12/09/25Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       19      41      29      49      32      43      29      40
TEMP          24 20 38 36 33 29 46 42 38 32 42 37 34 29 38 31
DEWPT         13 13 25 24 22 24 33 31 28 25 28 24 25 25 27 22
RH            62 74 59 61 63 81 60 65 67 75 57 59 69 85 64 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR           10       0       0      20      40      30      50      30
RAIN                                S  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  S
SNOW                                            S  C  C  C  S

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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