RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
102 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

VAZ018-022000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
102 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

Date             Thu 04/02/26            Fri 04/03/26            Sat 04/04/26
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                 77          58          81          59          82
TEMP                   76 76 71 67 63 60 60 73 80 79 71 67 64 61 61 76 81 79 71
DEWPT                  57 55 54 54 53 52 54 55 53 54 54 54 54 54 55 58 56 55 54
MAX/MIN RH                   48          80          39          83          41
RH                     52 48 55 63 70 75 81 53 39 42 55 63 70 78 81 54 42 44 55
WIND DIR                S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD                6  8  6  5  4  4  3  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  4  6  8  6
WIND GUST              20 23 23 19 18 18 18 19 18 16 13 16 16 12    17 21 24 25
CLOUDS                 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%)              55 37 16 36 28 42 34 37 58 73 75 54 41 26 23 19 63 63 53
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10  9 10  9  9  9  9  9 10 10  8  9  9 10   
POP 12HR                     30           5          20           5          40
RAIN SHWRS             SC IS                   IS IS                   SC SC SC
TSTMS                  IS IS                                           IS      
MIX HGT                 5  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  5  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  7  5  2
T WIND DIR              S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  S  S  S
T WIND SPD             12 19 13 11 17 14  8  9 10 10 11 11  6  4  3  8 10 16 18
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             PR
ADI                    40101  6  5  8 10  8 29 33 29  5  5  3  2  4 35 36 50 12
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  3  4  4  2  1  2  2  3  3  4  5  1  1  1  2
STABILITY               D  B  F  F  F  E  B  B  D  D  F  F  F  G  B  B  D  D  E
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  3300  None  None  None  3200
STA PRES                  27.97 28.01 28.02 28.04 27.99 28.01 27.99 27.98 27.89


Date          Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26Tue 04/07/26Wed 04/08/26
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       56      66      39      61      39      59      32      59
TEMP          66 58 64 57 45 40 59 53 43 41 57 50 38 34 56 51
DEWPT         55 55 47 35 31 27 27 27 29 30 28 25 23 23 25 24
RH            68 90 54 43 58 59 29 36 57 65 33 37 54 64 30 34
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR           70      70       0       0       5       5       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM NM 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