RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
331 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

VAZ018-122100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
331 AM EST Thu Nov 12 2026

Date             Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26            Sat 11/14/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 52          38          46          33          42
TEMP          46 45 51 50 45 44 44 42 41 39 42 45 43 38 37 36 35 34 38 41 39 36
DEWPT         39 43 47 45 40 39 36 35 35 33 33 32 29 28 28 28 26 26 26 26 25 24
MAX/MIN RH                   76          87          56          73          54
RH            76 93 86 83 82 82 73 76 79 79 70 60 57 67 70 72 69 72 62 55 57 61
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD       3  4  9  9 11 13 13 13 13 13 10  8  8  6  6  8 10 11 11 10 10 10
WIND GUST     13 17 28 27 31 34 33 34 36 37 28 23 23 23 23 25 31 33 32 27 27 29
CLOUDS        B2 SC B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)     77 29 73 80 89 59 55 56 62 74 54 35 45 44 65 54 47 48 51 59 53 39
VSBY          10 10 10  9  5  8 10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     40          10           0           5           0
RAIN           C  S  L  C                                                      
MIX HGT       <1 <1  2  3  3  1 <1  1  1  2  3  4  4  1  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  1
T WIND DIR     W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD    11  9 18 21 21 20 16 17 17 18 18 16 17 10 11 12 13 12 18 18 18 13
DISPERSION    VP             FR FR FR FR             PR PR PR FR             FR
ADI            5 10 39 50 48 19 14 15 15 32 45 73 88  7  8 14 19 25 51 54 54  9
MAX LVORI      3  4  3  3  4  3  4  4  4  3  3  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3
STABILITY      F  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  B  B  E  E  D  D  C  D  D  D  E
CEILING              1800  1000  None  1800  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.37 27.39 27.41 27.43 27.47 27.52 27.59 27.63 27.72 27.80


Date          Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26Wed 11/18/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       31      46      29      53      29      56      29      62
TEMP          34 33 44 40 34 31 50 41 33 31 53 43 35 31 59 47
DEWPT         25 26 28 26 24 24 31 26 23 24 31 26 23 23 29 26
RH            69 75 53 57 66 75 48 55 66 75 43 51 61 72 32 43
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       5       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