RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

VAZ018-122000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                 78          67          83          64          84
TEMP                73 77 76 70 69 68 68 68 76 82 81 72 69 67 66 66 77 82 80 68
DEWPT               70 70 70 69 68 67 67 67 69 68 68 66 65 65 64 64 67 65 63 61
MAX/MIN RH                   79          99          63          95          53
RH                  90 79 82 97 97 97 97 97 79 63 65 81 87 93 93 93 71 56 56 78
WIND DIR            SE SE  S  S  S  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW  N
WIND SPD             4  5  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  5  3  4  3  4  4  4  2
WIND GUST                                                        14            
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           83 80 84 83 78 58 24 25 22 20 11  1 14 17 24 44 40 35 26 22
VSBY                10  7  6  3  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     80          60           5           0           5
RAIN SHWRS             IS SC NM SC IS                                          
TSTMS                  IS SC SC IS                                             
MIX HGT              1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  4 <1
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SW SE SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           6 11  5  1  1  5  9  9 13 13 14 16  6  6  6 12 14 16 12  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR VP VP             VP
ADI                 10 23 10  1  1  3  4 10 47 76 79  7  3  3  3 15 62 94 65  3
MAX LVORI            5  3  4 10 10  8  6  6  3  1  1  4  6  6  6  5  3  1  1  4
STABILITY            D  D  D  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  F  G  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING                 0   700   700  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.83 27.78 27.77 27.76 27.78 27.75 27.80 27.81 27.89 27.92


Date          Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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       59      80      59      87      62      89      64      86
TEMP          63 59 77 68 62 61 85 74 66 64 87 75 68 65 83 73
DEWPT         57 55 63 61 57 57 67 64 61 61 67 65 63 62 67 64
RH            81 87 62 78 84 87 55 71 84 90 52 71 84 90 59 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
POP 12HR            5       0       0       5       5      20       5      40
RAIN SHWRS                                     IS       IS SC
TSTMS                                                      IS

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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