RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

VAZ018-312000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Oct 31 2026

Date             Sat 10/31/26            Sun 11/01/26            Mon 11/02/26
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                 65          47          64          47          63
TEMP                56 63 62 54 52 50 48 47 55 63 61 53 51 50 48 48 55 63 61 54
DEWPT               40 40 40 40 39 38 38 37 42 42 41 39 38 37 37 37 44 44 45 43
MAX/MIN RH                   40          72          44          66          51
RH                  55 43 44 59 61 63 68 68 61 46 48 59 61 61 65 65 66 50 56 66
WIND DIR             E SE SE  E  N  N  N  N SE SE SE SE  N  N  N SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  1  1  3  2  1
CLOUDS              B1 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 OV OV SC B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           65 74 63 88 78 86 89 88 47 80 41 51 65 64 60 76 73 66 69 66
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  9                        
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           5
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E SE SE SE SE  N SE SE SE SE SE  E  N  W  S  S SE SE
T WIND SPD           5  3  3  3  2  2  1  0  5  6  8  4  2  1  0  1  3  4  4  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 10  9  7  2  1  1  1  0 14 21 22  2  1  1  0  1  6 14 14  2
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING             19900  9500 10200 13800 13500  None  9000  9900  8200  8000
STA PRES            28.19 28.17 28.21 28.20 28.23 28.17 28.16 28.15 28.16 28.09


Date          Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
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       47      68      55      66      59      69      56      68
TEMP          49 48 66 59 56 56 63 62 60 59 67 62 59 56 66 60
DEWPT         41 42 54 52 51 53 61 59 57 57 62 58 55 54 58 53
RH            74 80 65 78 83 90 93 90 90 93 84 87 87 93 75 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      60      60      70      50      40
RAIN SHWRS                      SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC

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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