RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

VAZ018-112100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Wed Nov 11 2026

Date             Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26            Fri 11/13/26
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                 67          49          56          38          45
TEMP                58 67 66 54 50 49 49 49 53 55 52 45 43 41 39 38 42 45 43 36
DEWPT               43 42 40 39 38 38 43 45 45 45 40 38 36 34 32 29 32 31 28 27
MAX/MIN RH                   38          86          63          77          55
RH                  57 40 38 57 63 66 80 86 74 69 63 76 76 76 76 70 67 58 55 69
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             1  4  3  3  5  4  5  8 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 12 10 10 11
WIND GUST                       18 14 21 25 31 28 29 31 31 32 36 37 33 28 28 31
CLOUDS              FW FW SC B1 FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)            6 19 31 52 14 42 87 67 79 86 84 48 50 56 53 53 59 57 62 56
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10               
POP 12HR                      0          40          40          10           5
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC SC SC SC IS                           
MIX HGT              2  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  4  2  1  2  1  1  3  5  4  1
T WIND DIR           W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           8 11 10  9 10 10 12 13 21 23 21 13 12 16 14 13 16 18 17 11
DISPERSION                   VP PR VP PR             FR FR FR FR             FR
ADI                 18 63 39  4  5  7  8 17 50 57 58 19 11 18 13 21 40 55 50 10
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  3  4  3  4  3  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            A  B  B  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  3400  1800  1000  None  None  1900  3400
STA PRES            27.74 27.61 27.53 27.42 27.42 27.46 27.48 27.50 27.55 27.58


Date          Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26Tue 11/17/26
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       33      44      30      49      28      52      29      54
TEMP          35 34 43 37 32 31 47 38 30 29 51 40 32 30 52 41
DEWPT         24 23 27 24 23 22 29 25 23 21 29 27 24 22 31 28
RH            64 64 53 59 69 69 49 59 75 72 42 59 72 72 44 59
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       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