RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
802 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

VAZ018-010800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
802 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

Date           03/31/26      Wed 04/01/26            Thu 04/02/26            Fri
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          80          58          81          58
TEMP                65 62 61 61 73 78 78 70 65 62 60 59 72 79 81 73 66 62 59 59
DEWPT               52 53 53 55 58 58 58 56 56 56 56 57 60 59 57 54 52 51 52 55
MIN/MAX RH                   79          49          92          44          85
RH                  63 72 75 81 59 50 50 61 73 81 87 93 66 50 44 51 61 67 78 87
WIND DIR            SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD             5  5  4  4  6  5  4  2  2  2  1  1  3  6  8  5  4  3  3  3
WIND GUST           21 19 19 20 21 19 17                14 20 23 21 18 17 16 16
CLOUDS              SC SC B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           31 37 52 68 49 79 59 56 53 35 26 35 30 58 58 10  6 14 37 44
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  6  8  8  8  9 10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      5          70          30          40           5
RAIN SHWRS                      IS NM SC SC SC       IS IS SC SC             IS
TSTMS                              SC SC SC             IS IS                  
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  4  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SE  S SW  W  W SW  S  S  S            
T WIND SPD           8  8  6  6 21 12  9  2  4  2  2  1  4 12 16 14            
DISPERSION          PR PR VP             VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                  4  4  5  7 97 37 23  1  2  1  1  1 15 39 48  7            
MAX LVORI            3  3  4  4  1  1  2  3  3  4  5  7  3  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  E  B  B  D  D  F  F  G  G  A  B  D  D  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  3700  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.87 27.88 27.92 27.91 27.94 27.97 28.05 28.01            


Date           04/03Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26
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       79      59      81      56      67      38      61      37      66
TEMP          77 71 62 61 79 72 63 59 65 57 45 39 58 52 42 39 62 55
DEWPT         56 54 54 55 56 54 53 54 50 41 33 29 30 29 29 31 34 34
RH            48 55 75 81 45 53 70 83 58 55 62 67 34 41 60 73 35 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           40      20      50      50      70      20       0       5      10
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC IS    IS SC SC SC NM NM IS                     
TSTMS            SC          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