RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

VAZ018-132000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date             Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu 10/15/26
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                 81          61          84          66          77
TEMP                   74 74 73 69 66 64 63 74 81 83 76 68 68 67 66 72 76 72 66
DEWPT                  60 61 60 59 58 58 58 63 63 64 64 64 63 64 64 68 69 68 65
MAX/MIN RH                   58          83          52          93          79
RH                     62 64 64 70 75 81 84 69 54 53 66 87 84 90 93 87 79 87 97
WIND DIR                W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S SE SE SE
WIND SPD                8  6  6  9  6  9  8  5  5  5  5  2  3  2  1  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST                                               12                     
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)               1  1  1  1  2  1  4  1  8 12 12 36 47 55 76 76 86 86 69
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10  9  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          10          80
RAIN SHWRS                                                       NM NM  O  O SC
TSTMS                                                                     IS IS
MIX HGT                 4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  1  1 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W SW SE SE
T WIND SPD             13 13  4  5  5  8  6 18 14 12  4  4  5  4  2  5  1  6  5
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    70 58  2  4  3  5  7 54 69 58  2  2  3  2  2 12  2 10  3
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  3  6  6  6  7  5  4  5  8
STABILITY               B  B  F  E  F  E  B  B  B  B  F  G  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  1900  1300     0
STA PRES                  27.80 27.83 27.84 27.86 27.83 27.85 27.86 27.88 27.83


Date          Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26
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       64      78      43      57      36      61      39      66
TEMP          66 66 75 57 50 44 55 45 40 37 58 49 42 40 64 54
DEWPT         63 63 62 48 39 34 34 33 32 30 36 37 34 32 44 44
RH            90 90 64 72 66 68 45 62 73 75 44 63 73 73 48 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC
POP 12HR           30      20       5       0       0       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    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