RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

VAZ018-152000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

Date             Tue 09/15/26            Wed 09/16/26            Thu 09/17/26
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                 81          58          88          63          90
TEMP                68 77 80 70 63 61 59 59 77 86 85 72 68 66 64 65 82 89 85 74
DEWPT               54 60 61 59 56 56 55 56 64 65 64 62 59 59 58 59 66 67 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   54          90          48          84          49
RH                  61 56 52 68 78 84 87 90 64 50 50 71 73 78 81 81 58 48 57 76
WIND DIR            SE SE SE SE  S  W  N  N  N  E SE SE  N  N  N  W  W  W NW  W
WIND SPD             3  4  4  2  1  1  0  0  0  3  3  1  0  0  0  1  1  2  2  1
CLOUDS              SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           36 35 13  3 12 16 10 19  5 11 16  4 13 11 10 13 13 51 51 40
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  6  4  9 10  9 10 10 10 10  0 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                             SC SC   
TSTMS                                                                  IS IS   
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  3 <1
T WIND DIR          SE  S SE SE  S SW  W  W  W NE NE SE  S SW  W  W  N NW NW  W
T WIND SPD           8  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  1  6  3  2  2  2  8  4  4  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 22 21 22  3  3  2  1  1  6 19 15  2                        
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  3                        
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G                        
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            28.11 28.08 28.11 28.11 28.14 28.10                        


Date          Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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       67      89      66      81      66      87      65      82
TEMP          69 68 88 75 69 66 79 72 68 67 84 74 69 66 78 70
DEWPT         64 64 70 69 66 64 68 66 64 65 69 67 65 64 69 65
RH            84 87 55 82 90 93 69 81 87 93 61 79 87 93 74 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2
POP 12HR            0      60      40      20      10      40      20      60
RAIN SHWRS             NM SC       IS          SC IS    SC NM
TSTMS                  SC IS       IS          IS          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