RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

VAZ018-230800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Date           10/22/26      Fri 10/23/26            Sat 10/24/26            Sun
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08

MIN/MAX TEMP                 39          67          41          63          39
TEMP                50 46 44 42 55 63 65 56 51 47 45 42 53 60 61 53 43 43 40 40
DEWPT               31 31 35 37 43 44 43 42 39 36 35 33 45 44 39 39 40 39 38 36
MIN/MAX RH                   85          44          71          44          91
RH                  48 55 70 82 64 50 45 59 63 65 68 70 74 55 44 59 89 86 92 85
WIND DIR             N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E SE  E SE SE  N  N  N
WIND SPD             5  4  4  4  5  5  5  3  3  2  1  2  2  3  3  1  1  0  0  0
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)            0  0  0  6  9 17 19 17 15  8 19 48 21  0  0  0  4  9 16  8
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           N NW NW NW  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E            
T WIND SPD           5  4  3  3  8  4  4  9 11 10  8  8  6  5  5  3            
DISPERSION          PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  3  2  2  4 21 19 19  4  5  5  4  8 20 22 21  2            
MAX LVORI            2  3  3  5  3  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3            
STABILITY            F  F  F  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.95 27.98 28.05 28.06 28.12 28.17 28.22 28.20            


Date           10/25Mon 10/26/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MAX/MIN TEMP       64      39      70      45      70      48      65      47      68
TEMP          63 52 44 40 68 56 48 46 69 58 51 48 63 55 50 48 66 57
DEWPT         46 44 40 36 44 44 42 39 49 48 46 44 51 48 46 44 51 49
RH            54 74 86 85 42 64 80 76 49 69 83 86 65 77 86 86 58 75
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       5       5

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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