RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

VAZ018-012000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Fri May 1 2026

Date             Fri 05/01/26            Sat 05/02/26            Sun 05/03/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 68          45          61          37          64
TEMP                53 64 67 57 50 47 45 46 54 58 60 52 44 40 37 41 52 60 62 55
DEWPT               30 32 32 35 38 38 36 35 35 32 31 30 30 30 28 29 30 29 29 30
MAX/MIN RH                   27          71          33          69          28
RH                  41 30 27 43 63 71 70 65 48 37 33 43 57 67 70 62 43 31 28 38
WIND DIR             S SW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
WIND SPD             5  8 11  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  6  6  5  4  5  6  8  8  6  3
WIND GUST              18    19 17 16 16 14 14 14 17 23 20 18 19 23 24 23 19 14
CLOUDS              FW FW B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)           22  6 51 50 87 77 85 87 84 80 60 31 29 11 14 10 11  6  2  6
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          10          20          10           0
RAIN                                      S  S  S  S                           
MIX HGT              3  7  8  2  1 <1 <1  2  4  6  6  1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6  6 <1
T WIND DIR           S SW  W SW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W
T WIND SPD          10 14 17  4 19 16 12 10 11 11 16 24 25 19  8 24 18 17 16  9
DISPERSION                   PR VP VP VP             PR PR VP PR             VP
ADI                 43115 63  3 13  7  6 23 52 50 72 11 11  9  4 83104116105  4
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  1  2
STABILITY            A  B  D  E  E  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  4200 11300 12900  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.73 27.63 27.67 27.68 27.66 27.64 27.73 27.77 27.82 27.77


Date          Mon 05/04/26Tue 05/05/26Wed 05/06/26Thu 05/07/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       42      76      52      78      58      73      52      67
TEMP          43 47 72 65 55 55 75 68 60 59 68 65 56 53 63 57
DEWPT         30 35 41 42 41 44 45 45 47 50 55 50 48 44 40 38
RH            60 63 33 43 59 66 34 43 62 72 63 58 74 71 43 49
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     15>
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0      10       5      20      50      70      60      40
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS SC NM NM NM SC SC SC
TSTMS                              IS          SC 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