RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

VAZ018-280800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026

Date           10/27/26      Wed 10/28/26            Thu 10/29/26            Fri
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                 48          64          50          73          49
TEMP                53 52 50 51 57 62 62 54 52 52 51 50 63 72 71 57 53 51 51 50
DEWPT               46 46 46 47 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 48 56 54 50 48 46 45 44 43
MIN/MAX RH                   86          61          99          47          79
RH                  77 80 86 86 75 62 62 83 89 89 93 93 78 53 47 72 77 80 77 77
WIND DIR            SE SE  N  N SE SE SE  E  N  N  N  N SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             1  1  0  0  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  1  1  2  2  3  3
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           22 38 67 75 83 86 84 67 45 60 70 73 16  4  2  1  2  6  8  9
VSBY                10 10  9  5  9 10 10 10 10  8  4 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR          SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW  W  W  W NW  W            
T WIND SPD           6  6  5  4  5  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  5            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  3  3  4 10 19 14  3  3  3  3  4 12 27 23  3            
MAX LVORI            4  5  5  5  3  2  2  5  6  6  6  6  4  2  2  3            
STABILITY            G  G  F  A  B  B  B  F  F  F  F  C  A  B  A  G            
CEILING              None 20000 22800 17300  None 14800  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.12 28.12 28.14 28.09 28.10 28.07 28.06 28.00            


Date           10/30Sat 10/31/26Sun 11/01/26Mon 11/02/26Tue 11/03/26
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       76      52      67      51      63      54      67      55      68
TEMP          75 63 54 52 65 58 53 51 61 57 55 55 65 60 57 55 65 60
DEWPT         54 51 47 44 48 46 46 46 53 52 52 53 59 56 54 54 58 54
RH            48 65 77 74 54 64 77 83 75 83 90 93 81 87 90 96 78 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      10      40      60      40      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                            SC SC SC NM SC SC IS SC SC 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