RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1231 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

VAZ018-252000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1231 PM EDT Tue Aug 25 2026

Date             Tue 08/25/26            Wed 08/26/26            Thu 08/27/26
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                 82          59          85          65          85
TEMP                   79 79 70 64 62 60 63 76 84 79 72 69 68 67 68 78 84 79 71
DEWPT                  57 56 54 53 53 53 54 62 64 67 64 63 62 62 64 68 68 68 66
MAX/MIN RH                   43          77          51          88          59
RH                     47 45 57 67 72 78 72 62 51 67 76 81 81 84 87 71 59 69 84
WIND DIR               SE  S NW NW  W  N  S SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW
WIND SPD                1  2  1  1  1  0  1  3  4  5  3  3  3  2  1  2  3  3  1
WIND GUST                                            13 13                     
CLOUDS                 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)              10  7 16 14 18 19 28 34 61 69 55 44 48 24 54 57 75 75 69
VSBY                   10 10 10 10  9  8  2 10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          20          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                             IS NM SC
TSTMS                                                                  IS SC SC
MIX HGT                 5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  3 <1
T WIND DIR              N NW SE  S SW  W  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SE NE
T WIND SPD              2  2  2  2  1  2  0 10 10 11 10 11  4  3  2  8  5 10  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    14 16  1  1  1  1  0 41 46 38  5  5  2  2  2 24 37 40  4
MAX LVORI               2  2  3  3  4  4  4  1  1  3  4  4  5  6  6  3  1  1  5
STABILITY               A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  C  C  F  F  F  G  B  A  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  3700  None  None 15900  2600
STA PRES                  27.86 27.89 27.89 27.90 27.83 27.82 27.81 27.80 27.77


Date          Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26Mon 08/31/26
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       65      82      64      83      65      85      66      89
TEMP          68 67 81 71 67 66 81 71 68 68 84 73 69 69 87 76
DEWPT         63 64 68 65 62 63 67 64 63 64 67 65 63 64 68 66
RH            84 90 65 81 84 90 63 79 84 87 57 76 81 84 53 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR           40      60      10      20      10      10       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS SC NM          IS                        
TSTMS         SC    IS 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