RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026

VAZ018-100900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026

Date           02/09/26      Tue 02/10/26            Wed 02/11/26            Thu
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 27          57          36          45          26
TEMP             31 32 32 34 37 46 54 55 52 52 47 41 37 42 45 42 33 31 29 27 26
DEWPT            14 15 16 25 27 38 43 45 45 47 43 39 33 30 27 25 23 21 20 19 18
MIN/MAX RH                   68          63          92          49          73
RH               49 49 51 69 67 73 66 69 77 83 86 92 85 62 49 50 66 66 69 71 71
WIND DIR          W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD          1  1  2  2  2  3  5  5  6  6  9  9  9 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 10
WIND GUST                    13 13 18 21 26 29 32 32 32 32 31 32 34 36 36 36 34
CLOUDS           SC SC SC FW FW CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)        35 41 47 25 15  3  3 28 45 57 65 78 59 51 39 24 41 60 60 63 55
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  4 10 10  9  9  9 10  9 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          30          10           0
RAIN                                      S  S  C  C                           
SPRINKLES                                            SC SC                     
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  2 <1  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2            
T WIND DIR       SE  S  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW            
T WIND SPD        5  2  1  3  5 14 18 16 13 16 25 26 18 26 25 26 28            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             FR FR FR FR   
ADI               3  1  1  2  6 24 51 42  9 11 23 24 26 49 74 85 39            
MAX LVORI         3  3  4  5  4  3  1  1  4  4  4  5  4  1  1  1  1            
STABILITY         G  F  F  G  B  B  B  B  E  E  D  D  D  D  C  C  D            
CEILING              None  None  None  None   600   500  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.88 27.81 27.79 27.68 27.63 27.66 27.75 27.79            


Date           02/12Fri 02/13/26Sat 02/14/26Sun 02/15/26Mon 02/16/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       43      26      47      26      46      33      42      35      50
TEMP          41 32 29 27 45 34 29 27 45 36 33 33 39 37 37 37 49 41
DEWPT         21 19 19 19 22 23 22 19 24 26 25 27 32 32 32 32 36 33
RH            44 58 66 71 40 64 75 71 43 67 72 78 76 82 82 82 61 73
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0      10      10      10      20      60      80      60      20
RAIN                                      S  C     D  D  L  C  S   
SNOW                                   S  S  C  L  S  S            

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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