RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

VAZ018-080900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 PM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

Date           11/07/26      Sun 11/08/26            Mon 11/09/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 37          60          43          62          40
TEMP             45 42 41 40 39 49 59 59 52 49 47 45 43 53 61 59 50 47 45 42 41
DEWPT            35 34 33 32 32 35 37 35 31 29 29 32 33 39 39 36 34 33 33 33 32
MIN/MAX RH                   79          40          72          40          74
RH               68 73 73 73 76 58 44 40 44 46 49 60 67 59 44 42 54 58 62 70 70
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD         10  8  6  8  6  6  6  8  9 10 12 13 12 12  9  8  6  5  4  4  5
WIND GUST        26 24 21 21 19 18       21 29 35 37 37 36 28 24 20 18 16 14 17
CLOUDS           SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)        26 26 36 36 19  2  3  2 16 15  3  7 25 17  7  1  0 18 21 11  4
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD       14 11 11 12 11 13 12 13 12 13 16 14 14 21 21 16 10            
DISPERSION       FR PR PR PR             PR FR FR FR             PR PR VP VP   
ADI              10  5  8  8 12 25 32 31  6  9 14 13 22 66 73 61  5            
MAX LVORI         2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY         E  F  E  E  B  B  B  B  F  E  D  D  C  C  C  B  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.87 27.87 27.86 27.80 27.80 27.80 27.85 27.86            


Date           11/10Wed 11/11/26Thu 11/12/26Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       68      44      67      45      60      40      49      33      49
TEMP          67 56 48 44 65 53 48 46 57 49 44 41 47 39 36 34 47 39
DEWPT         38 35 36 38 43 39 37 38 44 39 35 32 33 27 25 24 29 25
RH            34 45 63 79 45 59 65 73 62 68 70 70 58 62 64 66 49 57
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      50      40      30      20       5
RAIN                                S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S         
SNOW                                                     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