RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
731 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

VAZ018-020800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
731 PM EDT Tue Sep 1 2026

Date           09/01/26      Wed 09/02/26            Thu 09/03/26            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                 70          93          70          94          71
TEMP             80 76 74 72 73 84 89 91 83 78 75 73 73 84 91 92 85 77 73 72 73
DEWPT            67 66 65 65 66 68 68 67 67 66 65 65 66 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 68
MIN/MAX RH                   84          45          84          46          87
RH               65 71 74 79 79 59 50 45 59 67 71 76 79 61 49 46 57 71 81 84 84
WIND DIR         NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD          4  3  3  2  2  1  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3
CLOUDS           FW FW FW CL FW CL SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CLOUDS(%)        21  8 15  3  6  3 31 25 12  6  4  5  5  5 12 16 15 11 10  4 10
VSBY             10 10  9  8  5 10 10 10 10  9  8  9 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           0
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR        W  W NW  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W NW NW  W  W            
T WIND SPD        4  3  4  3  3  4  5  4  2  3  4  5  4  9  8  8  3            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI               2  2  2  2  3 22 41 32  1  2  2  3  4 46 61 63  2            
MAX LVORI         3  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY         F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.87 27.89 27.91 27.86 27.86 27.87 27.89 27.83            


Date           09/04Sat 09/05/26Sun 09/06/26Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26
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       93      69      88      64      82      62      81      62      83
TEMP          92 80 72 70 85 75 68 64 79 72 65 62 78 71 64 63 81 72
DEWPT         70 68 68 68 69 66 64 62 65 62 59 60 65 62 59 59 64 61
RH            49 67 87 93 59 74 87 93 62 71 81 93 64 73 84 87 56 68
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      40      20      20      20      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS       IS          SC IS    IS IS IS    IS IS            
TSTMS            IS          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