RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

VAZ018-092000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Oct 9 2026

Date             Fri 10/09/26            Sat 10/10/26            Sun 10/11/26
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                 75          55          65          56          66
TEMP                67 74 72 61 59 58 56 55 60 61 58 56 56 57 58 57 61 64 64 61
DEWPT               47 47 49 48 46 44 44 44 50 53 54 53 53 54 56 57 60 63 64 60
MAX/MIN RH                   38          72          63          98          93
RH                  49 38 44 62 62 59 64 66 69 75 86 90 90 90 93100 97 97100 97
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SW
WIND SPD             1  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  5  6  8 10 11 12 10 10  6  5  3  3
WIND GUST                                   19 21 27 31 33 34 34 29 19 16    13
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
CLOUDS(%)           77 82 81 76 85 96 91 92 89 91 93 95 95100100100100 88 88 76
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9 10  9 10  4  5  3 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0          70         100         100
RAIN                                                  D  D  D  D  D  D  D      
RAIN SHWRS                                  IS NM NM                       O SC
TSTMS                                                                     IS   
MIX HGT              2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR           N  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E SE  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  W
T WIND SPD           9  5  3  2  1  2  2  5 12 21 16 20 12 10 10 12  9  5  5 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             FR FR FR FR             VP
ADI                 25 28 13  1  1  1  1  6 29 63 28 19 11  9  9 16 13  9  7  7
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  6  5  5  8  8  6
STABILITY            A  B  A  F  F  F  F  B  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  D  C  F
CEILING             29400 27300 24100 18400 11700  6000   200   100   400   600
STA PRES            28.00 27.99 28.01 28.07 28.12 28.07 28.04 27.92 27.82 27.72


Date          Mon 10/12/26Tue 10/13/26Wed 10/14/26Thu 10/15/26
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       61      73      58      79      58      76      54      72
TEMP          62 62 72 64 60 59 77 68 62 58 74 64 57 54 70 62
DEWPT         60 60 64 60 57 56 63 60 56 54 59 56 53 51 58 55
RH            93 93 76 87 90 90 62 76 81 86 59 75 86 90 66 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR           40      10       0       5       5       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    SC 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