RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
232 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

VAZ018-120800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
232 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date           03/11/26      Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26            Sat
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                 38          40          30          60          39
TEMP          82 75 69 66 51 39 36 39 40 38 35 33 31 32 45 56 59 53 50 48 43 39
DEWPT         56 53 54 55 41 33 28 23 18 16 17 19 19 20 22 26 28 29 30 32 32 30
MIN/MAX RH                   79          40          64          30          70
RH            41 46 59 68 68 79 72 52 41 40 47 56 61 61 40 31 30 39 46 54 65 70
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       9  8  9 10 16 18 14 12 11  6  2  2  2  4 10 12 11  9  8  8  6  5
WIND GUST     29 29 31 33 42 47 41 35 32 24 14    12 18 31 34 34 29 28 26 24 19
CLOUDS        SC B1 SC B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     29 53 45 76 93 92 90 67 11  8  2 17 36 20 14 26 23  5  5 19 40 41
VSBY          10 10 10  9  8  5  7 10 10  9 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     90          60           0           0           0
RAIN                       D  L  S                                             
RAIN SHWRS          IS NM                                                      
MIX HGT        6  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5  3            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW            
T WIND SPD    27 10 12 13 29 26 31 29 29 14 11  2  3  4 17 19 23 10            
DISPERSION       PR PR FR GD             PR VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI          127 14 17 19 33 48 68 85134  7  5  1  2  5 48 83 93  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  4  3  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  E            
CEILING        None 18000  1900  1500  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.62 27.55 27.61 27.74 27.79 27.89 27.89 27.84 27.71            


Date           03/14Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26Wed 03/18/26
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       62      40      62      45      60      24      39      23      46
TEMP          59 55 44 42 58 57 53 53 50 41 30 25 36 32 26 25 44 40
DEWPT         26 32 33 34 43 45 49 47 33 18 14 10  7  6  9 12 14 19
RH            28 41 65 73 57 64 86 80 52 39 51 52 29 33 48 57 29 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0      10      70      70      20      10      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM NM SC                        
SNOWSHWRS                                SC SC 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