RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

VAZ018-132100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
331 AM EST Fri Nov 13 2026

Date             Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26            Sun 11/15/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 43          32          41          34          48
TEMP          38 37 40 43 41 36 34 34 33 32 38 41 40 37 36 36 35 34 43 48 46 40
DEWPT         34 32 32 29 28 28 28 29 26 25 27 26 25 24 23 23 25 25 30 32 30 27
MAX/MIN RH                   55          81          54          70          52
RH            85 82 73 57 59 72 78 82 75 75 64 55 55 59 59 59 66 69 60 54 53 59
WIND DIR      NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD      14 13 11  8  9  6  6  8 10 11 13 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9  6  6  5
WIND GUST     37 39 29 23 24 23 21 24 31 35 34 29 28 29 33 29 31 29 26 19 19 18
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     41 49 53 46 38 72 57 46 31 41 55 46 12  7 25 20 42 48 47 37 31 30
VSBY          10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT        1  1  3  5  4  1  1  1 <1  1  4  4  4  1 <1  1 <1  1  3  4  4 <1
T WIND DIR    NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    17 16 19 19 18 11 11 12 12 14 21 21 20 14 14 14 13 12 18 14 14 10
DISPERSION    GD             PR PR PR FR             FR FR FR PR             PR
ADI           15 24 49105 68  8  8 11  8 20 58 82 78 10 10 10 12 16 61 67 64  5
MAX LVORI      3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      D  D  D  B  C  E  E  D  E  C  D  C  C  E  E  E  D  C  C  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  8600  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.51 27.56 27.62 27.66 27.77 27.83 27.91 27.96 28.03 28.07


Date          Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26
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       31      56      32      59      33      64      36      66
TEMP          35 32 55 43 35 33 58 47 37 35 62 49 40 37 64 52
DEWPT         25 24 32 28 24 24 32 26 24 23 29 25 23 22 29 26
RH            66 72 41 55 64 69 37 43 59 61 28 39 50 54 27 36
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0

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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