RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

VAZ018-302000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
331 AM EDT Sun Aug 30 2026

Date             Sun 08/30/26            Mon 08/31/26            Tue 09/01/26
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                 86          67          91          69          91
TEMP          66 67 78 85 85 74 72 69 68 69 85 90 90 77 74 71 69 71 86 91 90 77
DEWPT         64 65 69 68 68 66 65 65 64 65 68 67 66 65 64 63 63 65 68 68 67 66
MAX/MIN RH                   55          88          45          84          46
RH            93 93 74 57 57 76 79 87 87 87 57 47 45 67 71 76 81 81 55 47 47 69
WIND DIR       N  N  S  S  S  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       0  0  2  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  2
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     58 50 38 22 34 23 20 11 11 14 15 38 28 58 29 17  6 10 17 18 19 13
VSBY           7  1 10 10 10 10 10  7  5  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
Obvis            PF                   PFPF+                                    
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  7  6 <1
T WIND DIR     S  W SW  W  S  S SW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD     2  2  4  2  3  4  3  3  4  5 12  9  8  3  3  3  4  5 13 11 10  6
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            1  2 14 15 17  2  2  2  2  6 65 75 52  2  2  2  2  6 79 93 79  3
MAX LVORI      7  8  3  2  2  4  5  5  6  5  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.97 27.91 27.92 27.91 27.93 27.89 27.89 27.89 27.92 27.88


Date          Wed 09/02/26Thu 09/03/26Fri 09/04/26Sat 09/05/26
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       69      93      71      92      70      90      67      86
TEMP          72 72 93 82 74 73 90 79 73 72 87 78 70 69 84 75
DEWPT         65 66 67 66 66 66 68 67 67 67 68 66 66 65 66 63
RH            79 81 43 58 76 79 49 67 81 84 53 67 87 87 55 66
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      40      20      40      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                         SC IS       SC          SC
TSTMS                              SC IS       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