RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

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

VAZ018-112000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
802 AM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026

Date             Wed 03/11/26            Thu 03/12/26            Fri 03/13/26
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          39          47          30          60
TEMP                71 80 81 73 69 63 48 41 40 44 45 40 36 34 32 32 45 57 59 52
DEWPT               60 60 56 54 53 55 45 34 29 23 18 17 17 18 19 19 20 23 26 26
MAX/MIN RH                   44          91          33          60          26
RH                  68 51 42 51 57 75 89 76 64 43 33 39 45 51 58 58 36 27 28 36
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W SW  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD             5  8  9  8 10 11 14 18 14 12 10  6  2  2  2  4 10 12 12  9
WIND GUST           21 26 29 28 32 34 41 48 41 35 32 23 14    13 19 31 35 36 32
CLOUDS              B1 B1 B1 SC B1 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           52 53 55 33 66 90 86 88 82 69 28  5  1 13 39 42 33 36 29 23
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  8  8  6  7 10 10  9                        
POP 12HR                     40          90          30           0           0
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC    SC  O NM SC SC                                 
TSTMS                  IS IS                                                   
MIX HGT             <1  5  6  3  3  2  2  2  3  5  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  6  3
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  S  S SW SW SW
T WIND SPD          23 28 28 12 12 18 32 27 28 25 26 24 10  1  3  4 16 19 21 10
DISPERSION                   PR FR FR GD             PR VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 25 88 96  8 17 25 36 55 67109115 11  5  1  2  6 44 89 98  7
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            D  D  D  E  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  F  G  G  G  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None 18000  2200  2100  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.73 27.62 27.56 27.62 27.75 27.83 27.92 27.92 27.91 27.77


Date          Sat 03/14/26Sun 03/15/26Mon 03/16/26Tue 03/17/26
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       38      62      41      62      45      52      23      39
TEMP          47 39 59 52 45 42 57 58 58 49 45 35 29 24 37 31
DEWPT         29 28 26 30 32 34 45 47 51 43 29 17 13  9  7  6
RH            49 64 28 43 60 73 64 67 77 80 53 47 51 52 28 34
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      60      50      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC NM SC SC            
SNOWSHWRS                                      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