RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

VAZ018-082100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EST Sun Feb 8 2026

Date             Sun 02/08/26            Mon 02/09/26            Tue 02/10/26
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                 30          13          43          25          55
TEMP                19 27 30 22 17 15 14 14 26 39 42 36 33 31 29 26 39 49 54 48
DEWPT                3  7  8  6  5  4  3  3 11 18 23 22 22 24 24 26 35 41 42 40
MAX/MIN RH                   39          64          43         100          63
RH                  49 42 39 49 58 61 61 61 52 42 46 56 63 75 81100 85 74 64 74
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             5  5  4  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  5  5  5
WIND GUST           19 18 17 13                                  13 16 18 20 23
CLOUDS              B1 B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)           59 83 25  8 11  7 10 27 15 26 48 39 36 41 27 28 27 26 37 50
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10  9 10 10 10  9  9  9 10
POP 12HR                     10           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  3  1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W SW  S SE  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD          14 16 16 11  8  3  3  3  2  4  4  3  2  1  2  2 16 11 16 13
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                 23 31 39  5  4  2  2  3  2  9  7  2  1  1  1  2 27 44 63  9
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3  3  4  5  5  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  D  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G  G  F  G  B  B  B  B  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.94 27.98 27.96 27.95 27.90 27.87 27.83 27.81 27.72


Date          Wed 02/11/26Thu 02/12/26Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26
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       37      50      28      44      27      43      24      44
TEMP          44 38 49 37 31 28 43 34 31 28 40 34 27 25 41 35
DEWPT         40 33 33 27 24 22 23 22 23 21 23 22 20 18 21 22
RH            86 82 54 67 75 78 45 61 72 75 50 61 74 74 44 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      20       5      10      40      40      30      30
RAIN              S  S                          C           C
SNOW                                   S  C  C     C  C  C   

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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