RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
901 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

VAZ018-132000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
901 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

Date             Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            Sat 08/15/26
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                 88          69          87          70          86
TEMP                80 86 85 76 73 71 70 71 79 83 82 75 74 72 70 71 80 84 81 74
DEWPT               71 71 71 70 69 68 67 68 73 73 73 72 71 70 68 69 72 73 72 72
MAX/MIN RH                   60          93          69          94          68
RH                  74 61 63 82 87 90 90 90 82 72 74 90 90 93 93 93 77 70 74 93
WIND DIR             W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW  W NW NW  N  E SE SE  S
WIND SPD             6  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  1
WIND GUST              16    13                                                
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)           50 41 40 29 48 51 49 59 87 75 59 67 67 56 56 58 57 69 69 56
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  6  5  5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     20          40          60          50          50
RAIN SHWRS                IS          IS SC SC NM SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
TSTMS                     IS                   IS IS IS                SC SC IS
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  4  3 <1
T WIND DIR          NW  W  W  W  W NW SW  W  W  W  S  W NW NW NW NE NE  E  S  S
T WIND SPD           9  9 16  2  2  1  2  2 12 12 10 10  8 13  4  4  3  3  6  8
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 27 47 85  1  1  1  1  2 38 45 31  5  4  6  2  5 11 15 25  4
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  5  6  7  7  6  3  3  3  6  6  6  6  6  4  3  3  6
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING                    None  None  None  1600  2900  2200  None  1100  2200
STA PRES                  27.77 27.79 27.81 27.85 27.79 27.83 27.88 27.95 27.95


Date          Sun 08/16/26Mon 08/17/26Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26
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       69      90      72      89      68      86      66      86
TEMP          71 71 89 80 74 73 87 78 71 70 83 75 68 68 84 76
DEWPT         68 68 73 72 69 69 72 70 68 67 70 68 65 65 69 68
RH            90 90 59 77 84 87 61 76 90 90 65 79 90 90 61 76
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           20      30      20      40      20      30      20      20
RAIN SHWRS    IS       SC IS       SC IS       SC IS       IS
TSTMS         IS       SC 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