RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

VAZ018-080800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date           04/06/26      Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26            Thu
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                 37          57          29          57          33
TEMP                      39 40 49 53 56 48 41 37 34 34 45 52 56 49 44 40 37 39
DEWPT                     26 27 25 20 16 15 15 14 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26
MIN/MAX RH                   61          21          56          24          70
RH                        59 59 39 27 20 26 34 38 43 45 32 27 24 33 41 50 59 59
WIND DIR                  NW NW NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  N  N
WIND SPD                   4  6 10  9  6  3  4  3  3  2  5  6  6  4  1  1  0  0
CLOUDS                    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)                 27 25 16 16 13  9  7  3  4  4  6  9 10 16 16 28 37 43
VSBY                      10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                   <1  2  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
T WIND DIR                NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE
T WIND SPD                14 16 18 16 11  9  5 10  6 12  9 10 11 12  5  4  2  1
DISPERSION                VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                        7 34 81 88 64  4  3  5  3 18 27 38 41  6  3  2  1  1
MAX LVORI                  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3
STABILITY                  F  B  B  B  B  G  F  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  G  G  G  A
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.92 28.02 28.03 28.12 28.17 28.24 28.19 28.21 28.19


Date           04/09Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26
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       65      40      76      48      77      52      80      57      83
TEMP          62 55 43 43 73 64 52 50 75 67 55 54 77 71 60 59 81 74
DEWPT         30 33 31 34 38 40 40 42 48 46 45 47 51 49 47 49 48 48
RH            30 43 62 70 28 41 63 74 38 47 69 77 40 46 62 69 32 40
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       5       5       5      10       5       5       0       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