RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

VAZ018-092000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 PM EDT Thu Apr 9 2026

Date             Thu 04/09/26            Fri 04/10/26            Sat 04/11/26
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                 64          43          78          54          75
TEMP                   60 63 56 48 45 43 45 67 76 77 66 60 56 54 55 67 73 74 65
DEWPT                  30 31 31 29 28 28 31 37 37 36 36 38 38 41 46 50 46 43 43
MAX/MIN RH                   30          56          22          71          33
RH                     32 30 38 47 51 55 58 33 24 23 33 44 51 61 72 54 38 33 45
WIND DIR               SE SE SE  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                3  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  3  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  5  3  2
WIND GUST                                         13    12 13 13 14 18 17 13   
CLOUDS                 SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              42 16  6  4  5  6  5  3  7  7 14 16 21 39 46 34 33 33 15
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS IS   
MIX HGT                 3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR              S  S SE SE SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  S
T WIND SPD              3  3  6  3  2  2  3  8 11 11  4  6  6  6  9 16 10  3  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    13 14  3  2  1  1  3 29 88102  2  3  3  3  9 71 68 23  1
MAX LVORI               2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  2  2
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.11 28.11 28.07 28.07 27.99 28.00 27.99 28.06 28.03


Date          Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26Tue 04/14/26Wed 04/15/26
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       51      78      59      80      59      86      62      89
TEMP          54 52 73 70 61 60 77 72 61 61 83 76 64 64 87 79
DEWPT         42 44 49 46 44 47 47 45 47 49 55 54 53 54 53 52
RH            64 74 43 42 53 62 35 38 60 65 38 46 67 70 31 39
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5       5      10       0      10

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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