RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 AM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

VAZ018-112000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
802 AM EDT Sat Apr 11 2026

Date             Sat 04/11/26            Sun 04/12/26            Mon 04/13/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 75          48          76          60          81
TEMP                67 73 74 63 56 52 50 51 62 72 76 69 64 61 60 61 74 79 81 73
DEWPT               52 45 39 39 39 38 40 43 48 48 48 49 47 47 46 48 48 47 46 45
MAX/MIN RH                   28          74          38          63          29
RH                  59 37 28 41 53 59 68 74 60 42 37 49 54 60 60 62 40 32 29 37
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  N  E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  6  4  2  1  1  1  2  4  6  6  5  4  6  6  6  9  9  8  5
WIND GUST           23 21 17                17 19 20 18 19 23 23 24 27 26 24 20
CLOUDS              SC FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           26 12  0  5 12 15 36 62 38 45 50 38 48 54 66 60 52 72 59 44
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5           5           0          10
MIX HGT              3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW  E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW
T WIND SPD          14 17 11  8  3  2  3  5 10 12 13 12  9  8 11 11 26 29 21  6
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP PR PR             PR
ADI                 62 92 65  4  2  1  2  7 25 49 75  6  6  5  8 12102135102  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  B  A  G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  F  E  E  E  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None   900 11600  None
STA PRES            28.04 28.03 28.07 28.11 28.14 28.04 28.03 27.98 27.98 27.93


Date          Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26Thu 04/16/26Fri 04/17/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       59      86      61      90      63      89      64      87
TEMP          62 61 84 75 63 63 87 79 67 65 87 78 67 65 84 78
DEWPT         45 48 53 52 52 52 50 49 49 52 52 51 51 55 54 52
RH            54 62 34 45 67 67 28 35 52 63 30 39 56 70 36 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            5      10       5      10       5      10      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                                        IS       SC
TSTMS                                                      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