RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

VAZ018-050800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

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

MIN/MAX TEMP                 71          93          71          89          66
TEMP                      72 73 88 91 90 77 75 73 71 72 83 89 85 74 71 69 68 67
DEWPT                     66 67 69 68 66 68 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 68 67 66 66
MIN/MAX RH                   82          42          85          49          98
RH                        81 81 54 47 45 74 71 79 84 84 59 50 57 82 90 93 93 97
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE
WIND SPD                   3  3  4  5  5  3  2  3  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  1  1  2
WIND GUST                       14    16             14 18 18 19 13            
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS(%)                  0  5  4 21 27 23 20  8 15 28 15 53 71 71 71 59 59 82
VSBY                       9  7 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  5  9 10 10 10 10  8 10  6
POP 12HR                      5           5           5          40          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC    NM NM SC SC NM
TSTMS                                                      IS    SC IS         
MIX HGT                   <1 <1  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW  E  E
T WIND SPD                 4  5 17 16 13  5  3  3  2  5 16 16 17  9  8  2  1  8
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        2  6100113 93  3  2  2  1  6 63 92 94  4  4  1  1  8
MAX LVORI                  4  4  1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  5  6  7  9  8
STABILITY                  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  9900  7800 18100
STA PRES                  27.81 27.82 27.77 27.76 27.75 27.74 27.66 27.64 27.65


Date           09/06Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       78      62      76      60      82      63      87      68      89
TEMP          77 68 65 62 74 69 63 61 80 72 65 64 85 76 70 70 87 77
DEWPT         69 65 61 60 65 61 57 58 65 62 59 60 67 65 63 63 68 65
RH            76 90 87 93 74 76 81 90 60 71 81 87 55 69 78 78 53 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           70      30       5       0       5       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    NM NM SC                                           IS
TSTMS            IS                                              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