RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

VAZ018-082000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 AM EDT Thu Oct 8 2026

Date             Thu 10/08/26            Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 74          51          75          54          68
TEMP          59 59 70 74 72 59 55 54 52 52 68 75 73 60 57 56 55 54 65 68 66 59
DEWPT         51 51 54 48 43 45 44 43 42 42 48 48 47 48 47 46 45 45 50 51 51 51
MAX/MIN RH                   34          70          37          71          55
RH            75 75 57 40 35 60 66 66 69 69 49 38 40 64 69 69 69 71 58 54 58 75
WIND DIR       W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  E SE SE SE  E
WIND SPD       6  5  5  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  1  4  6  5  5
WIND GUST     20 19 19 20 19                                           18 18 21
CLOUDS        CL CL CL CL CL CL SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)      1  3  2  3  3  2 39 48 50 45 24 24 36 28 57 57 64 74 66 78 86 85
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          20
RAIN                                                                    S  S  C
MIX HGT       <1 <1  3  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR     W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD     5  8 21 27 24 17 10  4  3  3 14 12  8  3  3  2  2  2 12 10 11  5
DISPERSION    PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI            3  8 71145119  8  4  2  2  4 55 65 34  2  2  1  1  2 34 33 25  4
MAX LVORI      4  4  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  2  4
STABILITY      F  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  A  B  B  G  F  F  F  B  B  C  D  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None 11000 14700  9000
STA PRES            27.79 27.84 27.88 27.94 28.01 28.02 28.10 28.15 28.21 28.17


Date          Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       53      62      60      71      59      75      51      66
TEMP          58 56 61 60 62 61 70 64 62 59 74 63 57 51 65 55
DEWPT         53 55 60 60 61 60 64 60 58 57 62 55 50 46 48 45
RH            83 96 97100 97 97 81 87 87 93 66 75 77 83 54 69
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           80     100      60      10       0       5       5       0
RAIN           C  D  D  D                                    
RAIN SHWRS                NM SC                              

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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