RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

VAZ018-202100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EST Fri Feb 20 2026

Date             Fri 02/20/26            Sat 02/21/26            Sun 02/22/26
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                 63          39          57          37          40
TEMP                      59 51 45 42 40 40 46 55 56 46 43 42 39 37 39 39 37 32
DEWPT                     31 27 26 27 28 27 28 29 28 27 28 29 33 33 31 28 22 18
MAX/MIN RH                   36          60          34          86          55
RH                        34 39 47 55 62 59 49 37 34 47 55 60 79 85 73 64 54 56
WIND DIR                   W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                  19 10 10 10  8  6  6  5  4  2  2  2  3  4  8 10 11 12
WIND GUST                 35 36 35 33 31 26 24 18 16       13 16 20 26 28 34 40
CLOUDS                    CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)                  0  3  4 23 50 52 45 29 22 30 55 77 88 82 74 79 73 71
VSBY                      10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  5  7  6  3  7 10
POP 12HR                     70           5          10          60          50
RAIN                                                  S  S  L                  
SNOW                                                        L  L  C  C  C  C  C
MIX HGT                    5  2  1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  3
T WIND DIR                 W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD                41 16 12 12 17 11 10 13  6  3  5  4 11 16 16 25 29 34
DISPERSION                   FR FR FR PR             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                      126 11  8  8 15 12 20 38 21  2  3  2  5 25 36 66 85 46
MAX LVORI                  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  4  4  3  1  1  1
STABILITY                  D  E  E  E  D  C  B  B  B  G  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  6000  5200  1300  2100
STA PRES                  27.50 27.60 27.67 27.70 27.72 27.72 27.67 27.66 27.63


Date          Mon 02/23/26Tue 02/24/26Wed 02/25/26Thu 02/26/26
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       26      35      22      39      29      53      42      53
TEMP          29 26 34 29 26 22 35 32 30 32 50 46 45 43 50 46
DEWPT         17 16 17 15 12 12 14 16 18 21 30 31 35 37 39 33
RH            60 65 49 55 55 65 41 51 60 63 46 55 68 79 66 60
WIND SPD          15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR           40      20      10       0      10      10      50      50
RAIN                                               C  C  C  C
SNOW           C  C  S  S                                    

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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