RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
702 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

VAZ018-030900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
702 PM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

Date           03/02/26      Tue 03/03/26            Wed 03/04/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 34          54          47          71          52
TEMP                34 34 34 34 39 49 54 53 50 49 49 48 60 69 71 64 58 55 53 52
DEWPT               29 31 32 33 36 42 46 47 44 44 45 44 51 53 53 51 50 49 49 48
MIN/MAX RH                   96          72          88          54          87
RH                  82 89 92 96 89 77 74 80 80 83 86 86 72 57 53 63 75 80 86 86
WIND DIR            SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W
WIND SPD             3  1  2  2  3  8  8  6  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST                                   16 16 13 12 13 14 13       12 12 12
CLOUDS              OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)          100100 86 81 72 43 87 58 53 66 74 57 50 77 60 64 58 59 65 58
VSBY                 2  2  2  1  3  7  6  7  7  7  7  8  9  9  9  9  9  9 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          40          30          30          20
FRZG RAIN                                                                      
RAIN                 L  C  S  S  S     C  C  C  C  C                           
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS IS SC SC IS IS         
Obvis               PF PF PF PF                                                
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  W  W  W NW  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD           9  6  4  3  4  8  9  6  6  6  6  6 14  9  6  8            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  8  6  2  3  4 21 25  5  3  3  3  5 37 33 25  4            
MAX LVORI            4  5  6  8  6  3  3  4  5  5  6  5  3  1  2  3            
STABILITY            D  D  F  C  C  B  C  E  F  F  F  C  B  C  C  F            
CEILING               300   300   300  5400   400  1300   900  2100  3200      
STA PRES            28.14 28.09 28.06 27.98 27.97 27.97 28.01 27.98            


Date           03/05Fri 03/06/26Sat 03/07/26Sun 03/08/26Mon 03/09/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       76      56      78      57      80      59      76      58      72
TEMP          74 68 60 57 76 69 61 58 79 69 63 59 74 68 60 58 70 66
DEWPT         53 52 52 51 56 54 54 53 56 54 55 54 54 53 53 54 56 53
RH            48 57 75 80 50 59 78 83 45 59 75 83 50 59 78 86 61 63
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           20      10      20       5      40      30      40      40      50
RAIN SHWRS       IS          IS          SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC

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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