RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026

VAZ018-070800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Wed May 6 2026

Date           05/06/26      Thu 05/07/26            Fri 05/08/26            Sat
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                 54          65          41          70          50
TEMP                61 58 55 54 57 62 64 56 50 45 42 45 61 67 69 62 54 51 51 54
DEWPT               55 52 49 48 47 45 41 38 36 33 32 34 36 37 37 39 38 39 40 44
MIN/MAX RH                   83          43          67          30          69
RH                  81 80 80 80 69 54 43 51 58 62 67 65 39 33 31 43 54 63 66 69
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD             3  3  2  3  4  4  8  5  4  3  2  2  3  6  6  2  3  3  3  4
WIND GUST           13 14 14       14 19 19 18 14       14 18 19 12 14 16 14 17
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           92 89 88 77 87 83 36 13  7  3  3  2  1 11 15 12 14 37 56 69
VSBY                 2  0  1  2  8  7 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                     60          60           0           0           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC NM SC IS SC SC                                          
TSTMS                                                                          
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  5  1 <1 <1 <1  1  5  7  7 <1            
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  N NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD           2 10 10  9  6  6  9 16 10  8  5  5 13 11 11 11            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  1  5  5 13 20 25 50  7  5  4  3  9 81 88 89  5            
MAX LVORI            5  4  4  4  3  2  1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  C  C  B  F  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  G            
CEILING              1500   500  1500  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.63 27.63 27.63 27.61 27.70 27.74 27.76 27.67            


Date           05/09Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26
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       75      52      79      57      68      44      70      51      76
TEMP          71 66 54 57 75 69 61 57 65 58 46 46 66 62 53 54 73 68
DEWPT         49 49 46 50 52 54 53 50 44 37 34 35 38 40 40 44 49 48
RH            46 54 74 77 45 59 75 77 46 45 63 65 36 44 61 69 43 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1
POP 12HR           10       0      40      70      20       0       5      20      30
RAIN SHWRS                IS SC NM NM IS                IS IS IS SC
TSTMS                        IS IS                               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