RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

VAZ018-042100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Date             Wed 02/04/26            Thu 02/05/26            Fri 02/06/26
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                 37          24          38          18          39
TEMP                35 37 36 32 31 28 26 24 28 35 37 29 23 21 19 19 28 37 39 35
DEWPT               31 32 31 28 27 25 23 20 20 20 19 14 13 12 11 11 17 26 28 26
MAX/MIN RH                   81          90          47          71          62
RH                  85 82 82 85 85 88 88 84 71 54 48 53 65 68 70 70 63 64 64 69
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E NE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  3  3  3  4  6  8 10
WIND GUST                                         13 17 14 14 16 16 18 21 28 36
CLOUDS              B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           85 93 95 94 95 90 78 63 40 16 27 61 62 36 30 48 66 80 77 71
VSBY                 1  2  2  1  1  0  0  0  6  9  9 10  9  9 10 10  9  9  7  8
POP 12HR                     60          60           0           0          60
RAIN                                                                       S   
SNOW                       L  L  C  S                             S  S  L  L  C
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E NE NE  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD           6  6  6  8  9  8  6  8  9  8 11 16 10 11 12  9 13 21 39 36
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                  7  8  6  4  4  4  3  6 17 23 28  7  5  5  6 10 25 48 72 33
MAX LVORI            5  4  4  6  5  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  3
STABILITY            C  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  D  D  D  D
CEILING               100   300     0  1100  None  None  None  None  3800  2100
STA PRES            27.84 27.79 27.79 27.75 27.75 27.67 27.67 27.59 27.49 27.42


Date          Sat 02/07/26Sun 02/08/26Mon 02/09/26Tue 02/10/26
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       21      30      13      38      23      44      28      51
TEMP          31 22 29 18 14 14 34 30 25 23 41 36 31 30 49 39
DEWPT         22 11  8  5  5  6 15 19 18 18 25 25 23 23 32 29
RH            69 62 40 56 67 70 45 63 74 81 52 64 72 75 52 67
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           30       0       0      10      10       5       5       5
SNOW           C  S                                          

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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