RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

VAZ018-272000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 AM EDT Thu Aug 27 2026

Date             Thu 08/27/26            Fri 08/28/26            Sat 08/29/26
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                 84          65          84          65          84
TEMP          69 69 77 81 83 76 71 69 67 68 76 81 82 71 67 66 65 66 78 84 81 72
DEWPT         63 64 66 66 68 66 65 64 64 65 67 67 66 65 63 62 61 62 67 67 66 65
MAX/MIN RH                   60          96          58          89          57
RH            81 84 69 60 61 71 81 84 90 90 74 63 58 81 87 87 87 87 69 57 60 79
WIND DIR       W  W SW  S SE  W  W NW NW NW  N NW  W NE  N  N  N  N  E SE SE SE
WIND SPD       2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  2  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2
CLOUDS        FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)     21 27 45 69 81 51 40 45 52 38 56 43 48 72 40 45 33 35 35 28 30 23
VSBY           7  5 10 10 10 10  8  5  3  4  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     50          20          30          10          10
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC IS                IS IS                           
TSTMS                  SC SC IS                IS IS                           
Obvis                                 PF PF                                    
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W SW  S SW  W  W NW NW NE  N  N  E SE NE NE NE NE  S SE SE
T WIND SPD     3  3  3  6  6  3  1  2  2  2  2  1  2  3  8  2  2  4  3  2  5  5
DISPERSION    VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI            2  3 15 38 19  2  1  1  1  2  8  8  9  2  4  1  1  4 13 13 27  3
MAX LVORI      5  5  3  1  2  3  6  6  7  6  3  3  2  5  6  6  6  5  3  2  2  5
STABILITY      G  A  A  B  B  F  G  F  F  A  B  A  A  F  G  F  G  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING              None  2300  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.82 27.77 27.79 27.79 27.83 27.81 27.86 27.90 27.96 27.93


Date          Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26Tue 09/01/26Wed 09/02/26
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       66      87      67      90      68      92      69      90
TEMP          67 67 86 77 69 69 88 79 71 70 89 79 72 71 88 78
DEWPT         63 65 66 64 63 64 66 65 64 64 67 67 65 66 69 68
RH            87 93 51 64 81 84 48 62 79 81 48 67 79 84 54 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1
POP 12HR            5       5       0       5       0      10      10      30
RAIN SHWRS                                                 SC
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