RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
601 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

VAZ018-260800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
601 PM EDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Date           10/25/26      Mon 10/26/26            Tue 10/27/26            Wed
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                 41          71          46          71          48
TEMP             50 47 45 42 42 59 69 68 55 50 48 46 46 64 70 68 56 52 51 49 49
DEWPT            43 42 40 39 37 48 46 44 44 44 42 41 39 48 49 48 47 47 47 47 46
MIN/MAX RH                   92          40          84          46          92
RH               77 83 82 89 82 67 44 42 66 80 80 83 76 56 47 49 72 83 86 93 89
WIND DIR         SE  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  E SE SE SE SE SE  N  N
WIND SPD          1  1  1  1  2  1  2  2  3  2  2  1  1  1  3  2  1  1  1  0  0
CLOUDS           CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)         2  4 19 21 22  9  5 11  2 13 21 21 10  4  7  8 20 33 46 47 66
VSBY             10 10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR       SE  W  W  W  W NW  N NW  W NW NW NW NW  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD        2  1  1  3  3  2  4  4  3  4  3  3  3  5  5  4  4            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               1  1  1  2  4  3 16 12  2  2  2  2  3 14 23 17  2            
MAX LVORI         4  6  6  7  5  3  2  2  3  4  4  5  4  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  B  A  B  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.16 28.12 28.10 28.02 28.01 28.02 28.05 28.04            


Date           10/28Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26
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       66      48      72      47      75      52      72      55      70
TEMP          65 57 51 49 70 60 51 49 73 62 55 53 70 62 56 55 68 62
DEWPT         54 50 48 46 53 50 46 44 51 49 48 47 56 53 52 52 60 57
RH            68 77 89 89 55 69 83 83 46 62 77 80 61 72 86 90 76 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       5      20      50
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS SC SC

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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