RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

VAZ018-110800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026

Date           10/10/26      Sun 10/11/26            Mon 10/12/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 51          68          62          73          55
TEMP                55 57 57 58 60 63 64 62 62 63 63 63 67 72 70 61 59 58 57 56
DEWPT               55 56 57 57 63 62 62 58 60 61 61 61 63 64 63 59 57 55 54 54
MIN/MAX RH                  100          89          97          74          96
RH                 100 96100 96111 97 93 87 93 93 93 93 87 76 78 93 93 90 90 93
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E  E SE  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD            11 11 10  8  5  4  3  3  5  9 13 14 12 10  9  5  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST           32 32 31 26 17       13 23 32 36 39 35 28 26 18            
CLOUDS              OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)          100 94 96100 92 92 78 60 79 77 46 30 52 42 26 20 14 13 17 14
VSBY                 2  2  3  1  1  4  3  9  8  8  8  9  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
POP 12HR                    100          90          50           0           0
RAIN SHWRS           O  O  O  O  O NM IS    SC                                 
TSTMS                  IS IS IS IS SC IS                                       
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E SE  S SW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD          11 10 10 10  6  9 20 16 27 21 25 25 32 23 16  5            
DISPERSION          FR FR FR             VP PR PR FR             PR VP VP VP   
ADI                 10  9  9 11  8 14 33  7 19 20 23 47 66 67 47  3            
MAX LVORI            7  6  6  7  8  5  4  6  4  4  5  4  4  3  3  6            
STABILITY            D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F  E  D  D  D  D  C  C  F            
CEILING               100   500   600  1500  1600  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.91 27.78 27.68 27.62 27.63 27.67 27.76 27.77            


Date           10/13Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26Sat 10/17/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       82      63      81      61      76      57      72      50      62
TEMP          81 69 65 63 79 70 63 62 74 65 60 58 70 62 56 51 60 51
DEWPT         63 61 59 59 67 63 60 59 63 59 56 54 59 54 49 44 46 41
RH            54 76 81 87 67 78 90 90 69 81 87 86 68 75 77 77 60 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      20      20      30      20      10
RAIN SHWRS                               IS 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