RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
401 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

VAZ018-150900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
401 PM EST Sat Nov 14 2026

Date           11/14/26      Sun 11/15/26            Mon 11/16/26            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
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 36          50          34          58          32
TEMP             38 38 39 38 38 43 47 47 42 39 37 35 34 48 56 54 42 37 35 34 33
DEWPT            24 24 26 28 28 33 34 32 29 29 29 29 27 34 35 33 31 29 27 26 25
MIN/MAX RH                   72          55          79          42          75
RH               57 57 59 67 67 67 60 56 60 67 72 78 75 58 45 45 65 72 72 72 72
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
WIND SPD         11 12 12 10  9  8  6  6  5  4  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  0  0
WIND GUST        32 34 33 31 28 24 18 19 18 14 13                              
CLOUDS           FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS(%)        25 28 66 62 70 62 54 61 32 27 21 26 16 12  3  2  1  2  2  8  8
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
MIX HGT           2 <1  1  1 <1  3  4  4 <1  1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW            
T WIND SPD       17 14 18 16 11 18 14 16  9  8  9  9  6  8  5  8  6            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR FR             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI              12 13 21 14 14 43 39 43  4  4  4  4  7 26 23 31  3            
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  2  2  1  3            
STABILITY         E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  F  F  G  G  B  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  1500  2300  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.89 27.94 28.02 28.05 28.12 28.15 28.20 28.18            


Date           11/17Wed 11/18/26Thu 11/19/26Fri 11/20/26Sat 11/21/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       63      35      66      37      68      40      69      43      67
TEMP          62 49 39 37 63 52 42 38 65 54 44 41 66 55 46 44 65 55
DEWPT         35 29 26 25 31 27 25 24 31 29 27 28 38 34 32 32 40 36
RH            36 46 59 61 30 38 50 57 28 38 51 59 36 45 58 62 40 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       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