RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

VAZ018-062000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 AM EDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Date             Tue 10/06/26            Wed 10/07/26            Thu 10/08/26
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                 69          47          78          54          79
TEMP             43 58 67 64 54 51 50 49 48 67 76 74 61 57 57 56 55 71 78 75 63
DEWPT            41 47 50 49 48 47 45 45 44 54 53 52 52 51 50 50 50 56 56 55 53
MAX/MIN RH                   54          89          44          83          46
RH               93 67 54 58 80 86 83 86 86 63 45 46 72 80 77 80 83 59 47 50 70
WIND DIR          N SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD          0  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  2  4  4  2  3  4  4  4  4  6  6  3
WIND GUST                                                     14 14 17 18 17   
CLOUDS           FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL
CLOUDS(%)        14 17 18 15  9 14 24 20 19 19  9  5  2  5  6  4  4  3  7  7  5
VSBY              5 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  5 10 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT          <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1
T WIND DIR        E  E SE SE  S SW  W  W SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
T WIND SPD        6  5  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  5  8  8  3  3  5  6  5 18 19 18  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               7 15 13 13  2  1  1  1  2 16 36 37  2  2  3  3  6 71116103  4
MAX LVORI         6  3  2  2  4  5  5  6  6  2  1  1  3  5  4  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY         A  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.94 27.90 27.86 27.83 27.80 27.74 27.75 27.74 27.77 27.78


Date          Fri 10/09/26Sat 10/10/26Sun 10/11/26Mon 10/12/26
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       52      75      51      72      53      66      55      73
TEMP          56 53 74 62 54 51 69 61 56 53 62 58 57 56 69 64
DEWPT         50 46 48 47 45 43 51 49 49 49 56 55 55 54 61 57
RH            80 77 40 58 71 74 53 65 77 86 81 90 93 93 76 78
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      40      50      50      20
RAIN SHWRS                            IS SC SC SC SC SC 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