RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
131 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

VAZ018-222000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
131 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

Date             Sat 08/22/26            Sun 08/23/26            Mon 08/24/26
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                 83          62          80          57          80
TEMP                   81 80 70 66 65 64 63 71 78 76 66 62 59 58 59 73 79 76 65
DEWPT                  67 66 65 63 62 61 61 61 57 55 54 54 54 54 54 56 54 53 52
MAX/MIN RH                   60          93          46          87          42
RH                     63 62 84 90 90 90 93 71 48 48 65 75 83 86 83 55 42 45 63
WIND DIR                S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
WIND SPD                2  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  4  2  3  3  3  6  6  6  4
WIND GUST                       17 20 24 25 21 19 19 14             18 17 17 14
CLOUDS                 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)              38 53 54 43 31 18 27 20  7 11 15 12  1  3  3  7 10  8 16
VSBY                   10 10  9  8  9  6  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          20           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS             SC NM IS IS                                             
TSTMS                  IS IS IS IS                                             
MIX HGT                 4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  5  6  1
T WIND DIR              W  W  S SE SW  W NW NW NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
T WIND SPD              2  3  8  3  5 12 13 23 17 17 17 11  3  3  5 19 13 10  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    13 17  4  2  3  6 22 99110113  8  5  2  2  6102 84 67  4
MAX LVORI               2  2  5  6  6  6  4  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  3
STABILITY               A  B  F  E  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  G  G  A  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.74 27.72 27.71 27.79 27.78 27.82 27.83 27.85 27.84


Date          Tue 08/25/26Wed 08/26/26Thu 08/27/26Fri 08/28/26
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       55      83      60      86      65      84      65      85
TEMP          56 57 82 69 61 62 85 72 67 67 83 70 67 66 84 72
DEWPT         51 51 54 55 54 55 63 62 62 63 69 66 64 64 68 65
RH            83 80 38 61 78 78 48 71 84 87 63 87 90 93 59 79
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0      20      30      60      30      30
RAIN SHWRS                         IS SC IS SC NM SC       SC
TSTMS                              IS IS    IS 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