RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
231 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026

VAZ018-300800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
231 PM EDT Sun Mar 29 2026

Date           03/29/26      Mon 03/30/26            Tue 03/31/26            Wed
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                 45          69          55          79          60
TEMP          62 53 48 47 47 48 60 65 69 63 59 57 55 56 70 77 78 71 66 63 61 61
DEWPT         24 22 22 25 32 37 43 47 49 48 48 48 48 50 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 54
MIN/MAX RH                   65          50          80          42          78
RH            23 29 35 42 56 65 53 52 49 58 67 72 77 80 57 45 42 53 63 70 75 78
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD       8  6  5  5  5  4  5  6  5  4  4  5  4  4  6  6  6  5  6  6  6  5
WIND GUST     24 20 20 23 20 18 19 19 18 17 19 20 19 18 23 23 23 20 23 24 21 23
CLOUDS        FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1
CLOUDS(%)     21 43 54 56 64 73 64 73 70 43 29 15 15 18 27 53 53 38 25 32 36 56
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10   
POP 12HR                     10          50          10          30           5
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC SC SC                   SC SC             SC
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR     S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S            
T WIND SPD    17 13  9  9 11  6 10 13 17 13 12 11  8  8 21 21 17 14            
DISPERSION       PR PR PR PR             VP VP PR VP             PR PR PR PR   
ADI           92  6  6  6  8  8 20 31 41  9  6  5  4  8 89 72 56  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  2  2  3  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  E  E  E  D  D  D  D  E  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  F            
CEILING        None  None  9200  2000  1700  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES      28.11 28.08 28.03 28.03 27.99 27.99 27.98 27.99 27.91            


Date           04/01Thu 04/02/26Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26
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       80      57      74      56      73      58      79      60      77
TEMP          79 70 60 58 73 65 58 57 71 65 59 59 77 71 63 61 73 69
DEWPT         58 55 54 55 57 53 53 54 57 55 54 55 58 56 55 56 56 52
RH            49 59 81 90 57 65 83 90 61 70 83 87 52 59 75 84 55 55
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR           80      50      60      40      50      30      60      40      60
RAIN SHWRS    SC  O SC IS SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC NM
TSTMS         SC SC IS       IS          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