RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
703 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

VAZ018-072100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
703 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date             Sat 03/07/26            Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 78          59          69          48          74
TEMP                67 76 77 68 65 63 61 60 64 67 66 59 54 52 50 49 62 71 73 64
DEWPT               59 60 59 58 57 57 56 56 56 55 50 46 45 45 45 45 50 47 43 43
MAX/MIN RH                   53          86          56          88          34
RH                  75 58 54 70 75 81 84 87 75 65 56 62 71 77 83 86 65 42 34 46
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             4  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  6  2  2  2  2  2  3  6  5  2
WIND GUST           17 23 25 26 27 25 24 24 26 25 21 13             16 20 19   
CLOUDS              SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)           28 70 63 63 66 80 83 71 80 83 53 31 16 20 20 18 13 25 25  3
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9  8  9 10 10 10 10 10  9            
POP 12HR                     60          70          60          10          20
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC SC SC NM SC NM NM SC SC                   IS IS   
TSTMS                  SC SC                                                   
MIX HGT              1  5  5  2 <1  1  1  2  2  3  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR           S SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W SW
T WIND SPD           3 16 20 11 14 10 12 23 18 20 18 11  4  4  4  4  8  9 12  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  7 50 61  8 10  7  8 39 39 48 51  5  2  2  2  5 25 63 85  2
MAX LVORI            4  1  1  3  4  4  4  4  3  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  2  1  1  2
STABILITY            B  D  D  E  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  3700  1800  1400  1400  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.94 27.80 27.74 27.72 27.75 27.74 27.80 27.81 27.84 27.80


Date          Tue 03/10/26Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       52      79      59      80      44      58      32      57
TEMP          55 53 77 69 61 60 79 70 64 47 47 41 36 33 53 51
DEWPT         45 47 55 54 55 56 58 55 52 43 27 21 21 21 26 29
RH            69 80 47 59 81 87 49 59 65 86 45 44 54 61 35 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      30      20      50      80      40      10      20
RAIN SHWRS       IS IS SC IS IS IS SC  O  O SC IS          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