RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Sat Feb 14 2026

VAZ018-142100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Sat Feb 14 2026

Date             Sat 02/14/26            Sun 02/15/26            Mon 02/16/26
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                 55          38          46          38          56
TEMP                42 53 53 43 40 40 40 40 42 44 44 41 40 40 39 38 45 53 55 47
DEWPT               23 24 25 27 28 28 30 33 39 41 41 38 38 38 37 36 39 40 39 37
MAX/MIN RH                   31          82          66          94          54
RH                  46 32 33 53 62 62 67 76 89 89 89 89 92 92 92 92 79 61 55 68
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SE SE  E NE  N  N NW NW NW  N NW SW
WIND SPD             2  3  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1
WIND GUST              13                                        12            
CLOUDS              FW SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            8 40 53 51 58 89100100 98100100 97 86 71 70 55 40 30 35 34
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  7  5  3  2  2  1  1  5  8               
POP 12HR                      0          30         100          50           5
RAIN                                   S  D  D  D  D  C  C  S  S               
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE NE  E  E NE  N  N NW  N  E  S  S
T WIND SPD           8 11 11  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  6  4  5  4  4  3  4  2  2  1
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 16 58 52  2  2  2  3  4  1  1  8  2  3  2  2  3  5  7  8  1
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  6  6  5  6  6  6  6  6  4  3  2  4
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  D  D  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  B  B  B  G
CEILING              None  None 14000  8200  1200   600   600   600  None  None
STA PRES            27.91 27.85 27.85 27.82 27.79 27.67 27.64 27.69 27.79 27.83


Date          Tue 02/17/26Wed 02/18/26Thu 02/19/26Fri 02/20/26
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       37      62      44      65      46      66      47      60
TEMP          39 38 59 53 46 44 62 57 53 47 63 56 51 47 58 49
DEWPT         35 33 40 39 40 39 45 44 44 42 45 42 43 42 38 33
RH            85 82 49 59 79 82 54 62 71 83 52 59 74 83 47 54
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      10      10      20      40      30
RAIN                                            S     C  C  S

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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