RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

VAZ018-072100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
831 AM EST Sun Dec 7 2025

Date             Sun 12/07/25            Mon 12/08/25            Tue 12/09/25
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                 46          31          34          18          40
TEMP                35 45 44 35 34 34 33 31 33 32 29 26 24 21 19 19 29 39 40 33
DEWPT               30 33 34 31 30 30 31 31 31 28 24 19 15 13 12 13 20 25 26 24
MAX/MIN RH                   61          97          73          81          57
RH                  82 62 68 85 85 85 92100 92 85 81 74 68 71 74 77 69 57 57 69
WIND DIR            SW  S SW NW NW  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  S  S SW SW  S  S SW
WIND SPD             1  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  4  4  4
WIND GUST                                12 13                            16 17
CLOUDS              B2 B1 SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           75 57 50 40 75 92 89 84 87 91 84 75 72 57 49 47 38 37 34 43
VSBY                10 10 10  9  9  9  7  1  1  2  2  9  6  9 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5          40          70          10           0
RAIN                                   C                                       
SNOW                                   C  L  L  C  C                           
MIX HGT             <1  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  1 <1
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW  S NW NW NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  S SW  S SW SW  S  S
T WIND SPD           2  6  3  2  2  2  3  9 13 10  4  4  3  2  4  2  6 12 10  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  2 16  4  1  1  1  2 11 22 18  8  2  2  1  2  2 10 31 15  4
MAX LVORI            3  2  3  5  5  5  7  6  5  4  4  4  3  3  3  4  3  1  2  3
STABILITY            C  C  B  G  F  F  F  C  C  D  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  E
CEILING                    None  7300  6200     0   700   100  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.76 27.78 27.78 27.83 27.85 27.89 27.85 27.81 27.69


Date          Wed 12/10/25Thu 12/11/25Fri 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25
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       29      48      32      44      32      39      18      28
TEMP          32 35 48 41 39 34 44 37 37 35 39 29 23 18 27 19
DEWPT         23 25 33 32 31 26 29 29 30 29 26 16  8  7  8  3
RH            69 66 56 70 73 72 55 72 75 78 59 58 52 61 44 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0      10      30      30      60      40      30      10
RAIN                       C  S     C  L  L  C  C            
SNOW                          S        L  L  C  C  C  C      

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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