RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

VAZ018-162000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Date             Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26            Sun 10/18/26
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                 80          47          54          36          57
TEMP                73 78 73 61 55 53 50 48 48 53 52 44 40 39 37 37 49 57 55 44
DEWPT               65 62 62 56 49 45 45 44 43 39 35 32 30 29 27 24 26 30 32 31
MAX/MIN RH                   59          88          51          67          36
RH                  76 58 68 84 80 74 83 86 83 59 52 62 67 67 67 59 40 35 41 60
WIND DIR             W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD            10 10 11 12 14 13 10 11 11 11 12  9  6  3  3  3  4  4  3  2
WIND GUST           23 23 21 26 28 26 23 23 25 23 23       13 13 14 16         
CLOUDS              CL FW B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            5 15 83 54 41 54 62 39 45 19  4  5  6 10 10 15 15 15 15 25
VSBY                10 10  6 10 10  7  6  4  9 10 10 10 10 10  1  1 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          40          20           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                NM          SC IS                                    
MIX HGT              3  5  3  2  2  1  1  2  4  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E NE NE
T WIND SPD          18 23 20 23 26 25 11 24 23 21 18 13 11  6  6  5 16 10 11  4
DISPERSION                   FR GD FR FR             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 54 98 47 26 30 28 13 62 87 89 71  9  5  3  3  6 46 39 38  2
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  4  4  3  4  4  3  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  C  E  F  G  G  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.71 27.64 27.72 27.78 27.94 28.03 28.14 28.18 28.28 28.23


Date          Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26
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       37      62      43      68      46      68      46      66
TEMP          41 38 61 51 46 44 66 56 50 47 67 56 50 47 65 55
DEWPT         30 30 40 40 38 37 45 44 42 40 47 45 43 42 50 46
RH            65 73 46 66 73 76 47 64 74 76 49 66 77 83 58 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            5      10       5       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