RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

VAZ018-242100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026

Date             Tue 02/24/26            Wed 02/25/26            Thu 02/26/26
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                 42          34          53          40          53
TEMP                27 37 41 36 35 36 38 38 45 51 52 48 44 44 42 41 45 50 52 49
DEWPT               11 11 12 13 12 16 21 26 31 34 34 33 34 35 36 37 41 44 43 41
MAX/MIN RH                   29          63          46          88          70
RH                  50 33 30 38 38 43 50 62 58 52 50 56 68 70 79 85 86 80 71 74
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  S  S SW SW  W
WIND SPD             8  6  5  3  5  6 10 10 11 11 10  6  5  3  2  2  3  4  4  3
WIND GUST           27 19 19 17 21 27 34 35 36 34 32 25 20 17 13 12 14 18 18 17
CLOUDS              SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           48 58 51 76 70 89 76 47 53 58 42 46 43 63 78 84 83 87 83 80
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9 10 10  6  6  6  6  3  3  6
POP 12HR                      0          20          10          50          70
FLURRIES                                                                       
RAIN                                      S                 C  C  L  L  L  L  C
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1  1  1  2  3  4  3  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SE  S  S  S  S
T WIND SPD          18 13 13  9  9  6 21 16 29 27 26 10  9 11  4  2  4  9 18 11
DISPERSION                   VP PR PR FR             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 56 41 44  4  6  5 24 33 77 73 88  7  6  5  2  2  4 10 21  5
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  3  3  3  5  6  6  4  3  3
STABILITY            B  C  C  F  E  E  D  C  D  D  C  E  E  F  F  C  C  D  D  F
CEILING              None 10600  9100  3800  None  None  None   800   500   500
STA PRES            27.77 27.64 27.54 27.48 27.50 27.53 27.63 27.66 27.65 27.53


Date          Fri 02/27/26Sat 02/28/26Sun 03/01/26Mon 03/02/26
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       37      55      35      64      39      56      31      43
TEMP          44 38 53 47 40 36 61 53 43 40 55 44 37 32 40 38
DEWPT         38 32 35 34 33 32 36 37 36 33 33 28 26 23 23 23
RH            79 79 50 60 76 85 39 54 76 76 43 53 64 69 50 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      10       5       0       5       5      30      40
RAIN           C  S                                   C  C  C
SNOW                                                  C  C  C

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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