RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

VAZ018-140800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2026

Date           04/13/26      Tue 04/14/26            Wed 04/15/26            Thu
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                 60          84          63          89          63
TEMP          78 71 65 61 60 62 76 82 84 76 69 65 63 65 79 86 88 79 70 65 63 64
DEWPT         51 49 47 46 44 46 53 55 55 54 53 52 51 51 52 51 50 48 48 46 47 50
MIN/MAX RH                   57          37          66          27          61
RH            39 46 52 58 55 56 45 40 37 46 57 63 65 60 39 30 27 34 45 50 56 60
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       6  3  3  2  2  3  5  6  6  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST     23 16 14 13 13 14 20 19 19 16 16 14 16 17 20 17 17 13 12 12 12 14
CLOUDS        B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     81 41 32 52 51 46 22 35 19 17 18 26 27 21 17 39 36 48 54 53 56 45
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          10           0           0           0
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD    20  6  4  3  4  6 21 17 14 10  4  5  5  6 18 14 17  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           83  3  2  2  2  7 98105 96  5  2  3  3  7 71 99133  3            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      C  F  G  F  F  A  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F            
CEILING        6900  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      27.97 27.95 27.93 27.94 27.89 27.86 27.83 27.84 27.79            


Date           04/16Fri 04/17/26Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26
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       88      61      86      59      90      59      76      40      66
TEMP          85 78 65 63 83 76 62 61 87 80 68 61 69 60 44 42 63 57
DEWPT         50 48 50 54 50 46 47 50 50 50 51 49 41 31 26 25 24 25
RH            30 35 58 72 32 34 58 67 28 35 54 65 36 33 49 50 22 29
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      30      10       0      10      30      50      10       5
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC                   SC SC SC 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