RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
831 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

VAZ018-060800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
831 PM EDT Tue May 5 2026

Date           05/05/26      Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26            Fri
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                 58          73          56          66          43
TEMP                64 62 59 59 63 70 70 66 62 59 57 57 59 62 62 54 51 46 43 46
DEWPT               43 44 47 52 57 59 59 58 56 54 52 52 54 51 48 43 39 36 35 36
MIN/MAX RH                   79          59          86          61          72
RH                  46 52 64 78 81 68 68 75 81 83 83 83 83 67 60 66 63 68 73 68
WIND DIR            SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD            10 10 10 11 10 12 10  5  3  2  2  2  3  5  6  6  6  5  4  3
WIND GUST                 23 25 25 26 20 19 14 12    13 13 16 20 24 21 19 17 14
CLOUDS              SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC FW
CLOUDS(%)           50 52 85 99 95 97 93 83 90 90 93 86 80 80 76 52 43 24 34 14
VSBY                10 10  7  3  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  7 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          90          90          70          20
RAIN SHWRS                SC  O SC  O NM NM  O  O  O NM NM NM NM IS IS         
TSTMS                              SC SC IS                IS                  
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4  2            
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S  W  W NW NW NW  W NE NE  E NW NW            
T WIND SPD          10 14 16 14 13 23 16 12  8  6  1  5  6  1 10 18            
DISPERSION          FR FR FR             PR VP VP VP             PR PR PR VP   
ADI                  7 10 11 18 37 76 50  8  4  3  1  7 20  4 38 12            
MAX LVORI            2  2  2  3  3  1  1  4  4  5  6  4  4  3  1  3            
STABILITY            E  E  E  C  C  C  C  E  F  F  F  B  B  C  C  E            
CEILING              None  4400   800  1300  1600   500   900  3000  None      
STA PRES            27.67 27.61 27.61 27.64 27.68 27.65 27.58 27.59            


Date           05/08Sat 05/09/26Sun 05/10/26Mon 05/11/26Tue 05/12/26
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       70      50      73      51      80      58      71      47      69
TEMP          66 60 51 52 69 65 54 55 76 71 61 60 68 61 49 49 66 61
DEWPT         35 41 39 44 49 48 46 49 51 53 52 52 50 43 39 38 38 38
RH            32 49 63 74 49 54 74 80 42 53 72 75 52 51 68 66 36 42
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR            5       5      20       5      30      40      50      10       5
RAIN SHWRS                IS             SC SC SC SC SC            
TSTMS                                    SC          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