RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

VAZ018-170800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 PM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026

Date           10/16/26      Sat 10/17/26            Sun 10/18/26            Mon
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                 45          54          36          57          38
TEMP          77 61 56 53 51 47 49 53 52 44 41 39 37 37 49 57 55 44 41 41 39 39
DEWPT         62 57 50 46 44 43 43 39 35 32 30 28 25 22 24 28 30 30 29 29 28 29
MIN/MAX RH                   92          51          66          33          67
RH            60 87 80 77 77 86 80 59 52 62 65 64 61 54 37 33 38 57 62 62 64 67
WIND DIR       W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
WIND SPD       8 12 13 12  9 10  9  8  9  6  5  4  4  5  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  4
WIND GUST     21 32 33 32 27 29 25 23 24 21 18 16 18 21 20 16       13 13 14 14
CLOUDS        SC SC B1 SC OV B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     32 49 67 49 92 70 49 32  9  1  2  3  1  2  2  6  8  9 11 17 18 21
VSBY          10 10 10  8  7  2  5 10 10 10 10 10  1  1 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     90          50           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS                 O SC                                                
MIX HGT        3  1  2  2  1  2  3  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR     W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E            
T WIND SPD     9 19 24 25 17 26 24 23 20 13  9  4  4  4 12 10 10  4            
DISPERSION       FR FR FR PR             PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           35 18 27 28 15 55 80121 75  6  4  2  2  5 40 40 38  2            
MAX LVORI      1  4  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      B  D  D  D  D  D  C  B  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              1400  1400  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.71 27.79 27.95 28.05 28.15 28.21 28.28 28.24            


Date           10/19Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26Thu 10/22/26Fri 10/23/26
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       61      44      67      48      66      48      66      49      69
TEMP          61 52 47 46 66 57 52 49 65 57 51 49 65 57 52 50 68 58
DEWPT         40 40 38 37 45 44 42 41 49 46 45 44 51 49 47 46 52 49
RH            46 63 71 71 47 62 69 74 56 67 80 83 60 75 83 86 57 72
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR           10      10       5      10      10      10      10       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