RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

VAZ018-292100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

Date             Thu 01/29/26            Fri 01/30/26            Sat 01/31/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 26          13          26          14          20
TEMP                15 23 25 18 14 13 14 15 19 23 24 19 17 17 16 15 16 18 18 13
DEWPT                2  5  5  4  5  5  6  6 10 13 15 14 12 11 10  8  8  8  8  5
MAX/MIN RH                   42          72          64          81          63
RH                  55 45 42 53 67 70 70 67 67 65 68 80 80 77 77 73 70 64 64 70
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW SE SE SE SE  E NE NE  N  N  N  N NW
WIND SPD             8  6  5  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  5  6  9
WIND GUST                                                           13    20 26
CLOUDS              FW FW FW SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)           23 22 17 32 48 70 93 93 97100100100100100100100100100100 99
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7  6  7  7  1  2  1  1  2  3  4  4  6  6 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          40          60          50
SNOW                                         S  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1  1  1  1  2  3  3  2
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W SW  S SE SE  E NE NE  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD          18 18 17 10  8  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  3  5  9 10  9 11 14 26
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 41 62 59  5  4  1  1  1  5  7  6  4  3  5 10 15 17 28 33 30
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  3  3  3  4  5  4  4  3  3  2  3  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  6700  2300  1000   700  1400  1800  6300
STA PRES            27.87 27.85 27.87 27.86 27.85 27.79 27.80 27.78 27.76 27.71


Date          Sun 02/01/26Mon 02/02/26Tue 02/03/26Wed 02/04/26
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        7      18       7      31      16      36      21      37
TEMP           9  8 16 13 11  8 28 22 18 17 33 29 25 24 34 27
DEWPT         -1 -2  2  2  1  1  9  9  8 10 19 17 17 16 19 18
RH            63 63 53 61 63 72 44 57 64 73 56 60 71 71 54 68
WIND SPD          <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30       5       5       5       5       5      10      20
RAIN                                                        S
SNOW           C  S                                         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