RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

VAZ018-032100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025

Date             Wed 12/03/25            Thu 12/04/25            Fri 12/05/25
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                 44          28          41          25          35
TEMP             25 33 42 42 31 29 29 29 29 37 40 37 30 27 26 26 26 29 33 34 31
DEWPT            20 22 23 23 22 21 20 21 21 26 26 25 21 20 19 18 19 23 26 28 26
MAX/MIN RH                   45          74          57          76          72
RH               81 63 46 46 69 72 69 72 72 64 57 61 69 74 74 71 74 78 75 78 81
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW  E SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD          2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  8  6  4  2  1  2  2  3  3  2  1
WIND GUST                          12 14 18 23 24 20 16          12            
CLOUDS           B1 SC CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        54 32  5  4  6 14 32 17 24 46 61 52 62 66 67 75 80 85 90 85 87
VSBY             10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  5  3  2  1
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          40          60
FRZG RAIN                                                                     C
RAIN                                                                    L  C   
SLEET                                                                         C
SNOW                                                           S  C  L  L  C   
MIX HGT          <1  1  2  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  2 <1 <1
T WIND DIR       NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  E SE SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD        6  5  4  6  4  5  6  8  8 23 23 17  9  2  2 10  6  8 10  3  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               7 10 12 13  2  3  3  4  6 47 51 31  6  1  1  5  9 15 21  4  2
MAX LVORI         4  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  4  5
STABILITY         B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  C  C  D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None 18900  8900  1000  1400
STA PRES            27.79 27.78 27.82 27.82 27.86 27.89 27.91 27.88 27.85 27.74


Date          Sat 12/06/25Sun 12/07/25Mon 12/08/25Tue 12/09/25
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       30      45      30      43      29      38      24      42
TEMP          32 34 44 36 33 31 42 33 31 30 37 30 27 26 40 35
DEWPT         28 29 35 31 28 26 31 28 25 25 28 23 21 20 27 26
RH            85 82 70 82 82 81 65 82 78 81 70 75 78 78 59 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           30      20      20      10      30      30      10      10
FRZG RAIN      C                                             
RAIN              S  S  S  S           S                     
SLEET          C  S                                          
SNOW                                   S  C  C  S            

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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