RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

VAZ018-240800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Date           08/23/26      Mon 08/24/26            Tue 08/25/26            Wed
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                 56          79          53          83          59
TEMP             67 61 59 58 59 70 76 74 65 59 56 54 56 71 78 81 72 63 60 59 61
DEWPT            51 50 50 51 53 56 53 51 51 50 50 49 50 54 53 52 54 53 53 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   78          40          85          37          79
RH               56 67 72 77 80 61 45 44 60 72 80 83 80 55 42 37 53 70 78 80 78
WIND DIR         NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N
WIND SPD          3  2  3  3  3  6  6  6  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  1
WIND GUST        13          13 18 18 17 14                                    
CLOUDS           CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)         2 16 32  7  8  7  8 13 11 10 24  9 18 10  6  6 13 23 19 13 26
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  W  N NW SW SE            
T WIND SPD       11  3  3  3  6 19 16 12  6  4  3  4  2  5  4  3  2            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               5  2  2  2  7103100 74  3  2  2  2  2 24 29 24  1            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3  3  4  5  5  2  2  2  2            
STABILITY         G  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.79 27.79 27.83 27.82 27.87 27.88 27.89 27.84            


Date           08/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26Sat 08/29/26Sun 08/30/26
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       86      65      85      65      85      64      84      65      85
TEMP          85 74 66 66 81 73 66 66 83 74 65 65 82 73 67 66 82 75
DEWPT         63 62 62 63 68 67 64 64 67 64 62 62 66 64 62 64 67 66
RH            48 66 87 90 65 81 93 93 59 71 90 90 58 73 84 93 61 74
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           10      30      70      20      10       0      20      20      20
RAIN SHWRS             SC SC NM IS                   IS IS       IS
TSTMS                        SC IS                   IS          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