RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

Date             Thu 10/08/26            Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26
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                 74          51          77          54          63
TEMP                   74 72 59 55 54 51 51 68 76 73 61 59 57 55 54 62 62 57 57
DEWPT                  54 47 46 45 44 43 43 49 50 50 50 49 48 47 47 51 53 53 52
MAX/MIN RH                   41          74          40          78          67
RH                     50 41 62 69 69 74 74 51 40 44 67 69 72 74 77 67 72 86 83
WIND DIR               NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE  E
WIND SPD                6  6  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  0  0  1  2  4  6  6  8
WIND GUST              19 18                                        14 19 19 25
CLOUDS                 CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)               3  3  9 52 59 51 46 61 70 81 75 79 74 67 89 77 90 92 88
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          40
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC NM
MIX HGT                 5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2  1
T WIND DIR             NW NW NW NW  W NW NW  N  N SW  S SE  N  N  N SE SE SE  E
T WIND SPD             16 13  5  3  3  3  3  8  3  2  3  2  0  1  2 13 13 12  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    91 71  3  2  2  2  4 23 17  9  2  1  0  1  2 35 44 25  7
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  3  4
STABILITY               B  B  G  F  F  F  B  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None 29400 18700 19200  9000 12400  5000
STA PRES                  27.83 27.90 27.96 28.01 28.01 28.07 28.12 28.17 28.13


Date          Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26
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       57      63      61      73      59      79      57      73
TEMP          57 57 60 63 62 62 72 63 61 60 78 65 61 57 72 59
DEWPT         54 57 60 62 61 61 66 62 59 59 64 61 58 55 59 55
RH            90100100 97 97 97 81 97 93 96 62 87 90 93 64 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR           90     100      70      10       0       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    NM  O  O  O NM SC                              
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