RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
201 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

VAZ018-100800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
201 PM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date           10/09/26      Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26            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                 55          64          55          68          61
TEMP          73 61 59 58 56 56 61 62 59 55 55 57 58 58 62 66 67 63 62 62 62 62
DEWPT         52 50 48 47 46 46 50 54 54 54 55 56 58 58 62 66 66 62 61 60 61 61
MIN/MAX RH                   74          67         100          97          98
RH            48 67 67 67 69 69 67 75 83 96100 96100100100100 97 97 97 93 97 97
WIND DIR      NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       1  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  8 10 11 11 11  9  5  4  3  3  5  8 10 13
WIND GUST                       19 21 25 28 29 29 29 27 20 14    13 21 27 35 40
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)     81 79 83 90 89 89 92 88 94 92 94 96100 99 99 88 86 69 73 68 53 57
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  5  6  3  2  2  2                        
POP 12HR                      0          70         100         100          50
RAIN                                C  C  C  L  D  D                           
RAIN SHWRS                                            O  O  O  O SC SC         
MIX HGT        3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1 <1            
T WIND DIR     N  E  E NE  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  S  W            
T WIND SPD     4  2  2  2  3  5 13 21 21 12 16  9 10  6  6  9  5 12            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR FR             VP PR PR FR   
ADI           20  1  1  1  2  6 24 45 37 11 14  8  9  8  8 13  8  6            
MAX LVORI      2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  7  5  8  8  8  8  5  6  9            
STABILITY      A  F  F  F  F  B  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F            
CEILING       27400 22800 10100  8500   300   200     0   700  1500  2200      
STA PRES      27.99 28.05 28.08 28.13 28.09 28.05 27.95 27.86 27.74            


Date           10/12Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26Fri 10/16/26
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       73      58      81      59      74      54      70      54      71
TEMP          72 62 60 59 80 66 63 59 73 60 57 54 69 58 56 55 70 59
DEWPT         64 60 57 57 64 61 58 56 60 56 54 52 58 55 54 53 59 55
RH            76 93 90 93 58 84 84 90 64 87 90 93 68 90 93 93 68 87
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5       5      10      10      20      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                           IS       IS 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