RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

VAZ018-060800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Oct 5 2026

Date           10/05/26      Tue 10/06/26            Wed 10/07/26            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                 44          69          44          76          52
TEMP          70 61 55 51 49 46 58 65 67 58 54 50 48 47 65 75 74 60 56 55 54 53
DEWPT         45 44 43 42 40 40 45 48 48 46 46 45 44 44 52 51 51 50 49 48 48 48
MIN/MAX RH                   79          49          90          41          86
RH            41 53 64 71 71 79 62 54 50 64 74 83 86 89 63 43 44 69 77 77 80 83
WIND DIR      NW NW NW  N  N  N SE  S  S SE  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       8  5  4  3  2  1  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  3  4  4  5  4
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)      3  1  2  4 15 19 12  8  5  6  1  2  5  4  2  1  2  1  2  8  4  6
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  3 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1            
T WIND DIR    NW  N  N NW NW  N  E SW  S SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W            
T WIND SPD    12 11  5  3  2  2  5  1  1  3  2  2  2  2  5  9 10  4            
DISPERSION       PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI           51  5  3  2  1  2 15  5  4  2  1  1  1  2 14 37 48  2            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  3  3  5  5  6  2  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  F  F  G  G  A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.87 27.93 27.92 27.95 27.87 27.86 27.83 27.81 27.75            


Date           10/08Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26
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       77      50      76      52      73      52      66      53      71
TEMP          76 60 55 52 75 61 56 53 72 59 55 53 66 57 56 54 70 60
DEWPT         52 50 46 44 48 48 47 45 50 49 48 48 53 51 52 51 58 56
RH            43 69 72 74 38 62 72 74 46 69 77 83 63 80 86 90 66 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0      10      40      40      30
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS SC SC SC SC 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