RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1101 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

VAZ018-020900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1101 PM EST Thu Jan 1 2026

Date           01/01/26      Fri 01/02/26            Sat 01/03/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 31          47          34          43          30
TEMP                   33 34 37 41 46 45 38 36 34 35 34 39 42 40 36 35 33 31 31
DEWPT                  28 30 31 32 33 31 29 28 27 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 28 26 24
MIN/MAX RH                   89          59          76          57          82
RH                     82 85 79 70 60 58 70 72 75 72 75 64 57 64 75 78 82 81 75
WIND DIR                W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW  W NW NW  E  E  E SE  N  W NW NW
WIND SPD                2  4  8  9  9  6  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  1  0  1  2  4
WIND GUST                    29 29 26 23 14                               12 17
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)              67 60 43 47 39 64 85 88 93 92 86 87 94 94 83 54 55 28 13
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10  9  8  5  3  2  3  2  3 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           0          10          50          10
RAIN                                                  C  C  C  C               
MIX HGT                <1 <1  1  2  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1            
T WIND DIR              W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW NW  W  S SE SE  E  E            
T WIND SPD             10 11 18 28 21 18 12 10  8  2  1  3  2  3  3            
DISPERSION             VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                     7  8 28 73 61 35  6  5  4  1  1  3  3  3  2            
MAX LVORI               4  4  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  4  3  3  3  3            
STABILITY               E  E  C  C  C  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING                    None  None  1200  8900 11600  8800  7300  7900      
STA PRES                  27.49 27.53 27.56 27.62 27.64 27.67 27.64            


Date           01/04Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26Thu 01/08/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       44      27      50      33      57      43      59      40      57
TEMP          44 32 28 28 47 40 35 34 55 46 45 46 58 48 43 40 57 47
DEWPT         20 18 17 18 25 27 28 29 37 37 38 41 44 40 37 36 38 36
RH            38 56 63 66 42 59 75 82 51 71 76 83 59 74 79 85 49 65
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW B1 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       5      20      30      20      20
RAIN                                            S  C  S  S  S  S  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