RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

VAZ018-300800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Date           10/29/26      Fri 10/30/26            Sat 10/31/26            Sun
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                 51          70          47          64          47
TEMP             59 55 54 52 52 63 70 68 57 52 50 48 47 57 64 62 53 51 50 48 48
DEWPT            44 43 42 40 42 49 48 41 43 41 38 37 36 43 44 43 42 41 39 39 39
MIN/MAX RH                   71          37          71          47          72
RH               57 64 64 63 69 60 45 37 59 66 63 65 65 59 48 50 66 68 66 71 71
WIND DIR          W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE SE SE SE SE  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD          3  4  6  9  9  9  9  6  3  2  1  1  1  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  0
CLOUDS           CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV
CLOUDS(%)         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 12 26 40 52 63 61 81 78 85 87 89 89 88
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10      
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD        6  9 12 13 14 17 17 12  8  6  5  5  4  6  6  6  5            
DISPERSION       VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  4  5  6 14 39 75 47  4  3  3  2  4 12 15 12  2            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  3            
STABILITY         G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  C  C  C  F            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None     0     0     0      
STA PRES             28.0 27.99 28.01 28.03 28.11 28.14 28.20 28.18            


Date           11/01Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26
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       65      49      66      49      69      53      68      58      69
TEMP          65 56 50 49 64 57 52 50 68 60 55 54 66 61 59 58 67 61
DEWPT         43 42 40 41 48 47 44 44 53 50 50 51 58 56 56 56 59 55
RH            45 59 68 74 56 69 74 80 59 69 83 90 75 84 90 93 75 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0      10      10      10       5      10      40      70      60
RAIN SHWRS                                        SC SC NM NM NM NM

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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