RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

VAZ018-102100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Tue Nov 10 2026

Date             Tue 11/10/26            Wed 11/11/26            Thu 11/12/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 67          44          68          47          59
TEMP                54 64 64 54 52 49 46 44 58 66 65 55 52 50 48 48 54 59 53 49
DEWPT               36 37 40 41 42 42 41 40 46 44 43 42 41 38 40 42 47 46 43 39
MAX/MIN RH                   35          86          41          80          63
RH                  50 37 41 61 69 77 83 86 64 45 45 61 66 63 74 80 77 62 69 68
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
WIND SPD             5  6  5  4  4  3  3  2  1  3  2  1  3  4  3  4  6  9 10 12
WIND GUST           20 20 18 16 14                      13 14 14 16 23 25 29 31
CLOUDS              CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            2  2  2  2  4  3  3  4  3 18 33 75 46 47 58 73 73 61 72 62
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10  8  5            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0          20          60
RAIN                                                        S  S  L  L  C  C   
MIX HGT              2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  3  2
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
T WIND SPD          16 19 16  9 10 10  9  8  6 11  8  9 10 10  9  6 16 18 17 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             FR
ADI                 32 71 58  4  5  5  4  8 17 57 27  4  5  7  4  8 36 47 42 18
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  4  4  4  3  1  2  3  3  3  3  4  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  G  G  B  A  B  B  F  F  E  F  D  D  D  D  D
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  4300  1800  2600
STA PRES            27.87 27.83 27.84 27.82 27.77 27.63 27.55 27.42 27.38 27.39


Date          Fri 11/13/26Sat 11/14/26Sun 11/15/26Mon 11/16/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       39      46      33      44      31      50      30      55
TEMP          43 39 45 38 36 34 42 37 34 31 48 40 33 31 52 44
DEWPT         34 29 32 27 24 22 26 24 23 22 27 26 24 22 30 29
RH            70 67 60 64 61 61 53 59 64 69 44 57 69 69 43 55
WIND SPD          15>     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR           10      10      10       0       0       0       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