RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

VAZ018-020800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date           10/01/26      Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26            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                 61          85          64          69          57
TEMP          82 67 64 64 62 62 78 85 82 71 68 67 66 64 65 67 64 59 59 59 59 58
DEWPT         57 54 54 56 55 55 63 65 65 64 65 65 65 64 64 64 63 59 57 56 56 56
MIN/MAX RH                   79          52          99          91          98
RH            43 63 70 75 78 78 60 51 56 79 90 93 97100 97 90 97100 93 90 90 93
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD       2  1  3  4  4  4  5  6  5  3  2  2  1  2  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2
WIND GUST           13 16    14 18 18 17 13                                    
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV
CLOUDS(%)     30 43 43 34 30 34 44 47 57 80 71 73 71 95 95 91 91 89 94 95 87 92
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10  6  4  2  6  6  6  6  5  5  5   
POP 12HR                      0          10          70          70          70
RAIN                                                     L  C  C        L      
RAIN SHWRS                                        NM NM          SC SC    NM SC
TSTMS                                             IS IS                   IS IS
Obvis                                          PF PF                           
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1  1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  W SE  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD     9  3  4  5  5  4 11 20 18  4  2  0  1  2 10  6  6  6            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           55  2  2  3  3  5 40126 87  2  1  0  1  4 18 13 11  3            
MAX LVORI      1  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  5  6  7  9  9  5  5  6  9            
STABILITY      B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None 22300  8900     0   100   200   200      
STA PRES            27.88 27.85 27.86 27.83 27.85 27.88 27.97 27.98            


Date           10/04Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26Thu 10/08/26
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       66      55      72      45      65      42      67      45      73
TEMP          64 60 59 55 70 60 51 45 63 53 46 43 65 55 49 46 71 61
DEWPT         63 60 58 54 55 48 45 39 43 41 39 37 47 45 43 41 51 49
RH            97100 96 96 59 64 80 79 48 64 76 79 52 69 80 83 49 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           70      20       0       0       0       0       0       0       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM SC IS                                             
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