RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
417 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

VAZ018-162100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
417 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

Date             Fri 01/16/26            Sat 01/17/26            Sun 01/18/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 41          28          45          25          30
TEMP             18 27 38 40 32 31 29 29 31 40 45 43 35 33 31 28 25 27 30 29 24
DEWPT             5  2  1  7  9 12 15 19 24 29 30 27 25 24 22 18 14 11  9  7  7
MAX/MIN RH                   20          78          52          71          39
RH               56 33 20 25 37 45 55 66 75 64 55 53 66 69 69 66 62 50 41 39 47
WIND DIR          W SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          3  4  5  5  4  3  2  2  3  5  8  6  3  3  5  6  6  6  6  6  3
WIND GUST        17 16 19 19 17 17 14 14 16 20 24 21 17 19 21 24 24 21 19 20 17
CLOUDS           SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        42 61 59 44 55 52 62 75 77 71 50 56 42 55 77 77 60 54 52 38 22
VSBY             10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  4  4 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0          30          40          20          10
RAIN                                      S  C                                 
SNOW                                   S  C  C              S  S               
MIX HGT          <1  1  2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  5 <1 <1  2  2  2  3  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR        W  W  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
T WIND SPD        9 11  9 13 10 11  8  9  8  8 21 18  9 13 14 13 11 13 17 16 18
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP PR PR             VP
ADI              10 18 18 39  7  5  4  4  6 14 91 56  4  6 10  9 24 34 44 55  8
MAX LVORI         2  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  4  2  1  1  3  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  2
STABILITY         B  D  D  C  E  F  F  F  C  D  C  D  F  F  E  E  D  D  D  C  G
CEILING             13700  None  None  6300  2300  None  5700  4500  None  None
STA PRES            27.67 27.67 27.68 27.67 27.74 27.79 27.85 27.81 27.78 27.70


Date          Mon 01/19/26Tue 01/20/26Wed 01/21/26Thu 01/22/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       20      34      11      26      15      44      31      47
TEMP          23 22 33 25 16 11 24 21 18 20 41 36 35 34 46 37
DEWPT          8  8 10  3 -3 -6 -7 -6 -3  2 12 16 20 24 28 27
RH            52 54 38 38 42 45 24 29 38 45 30 43 54 66 49 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       5       0       0       0       5      20      20
RAIN                                                  S  S  S
SNOW                                                  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