RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1232 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

VAZ018-072000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1232 PM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026

Date             Tue 04/07/26            Wed 04/08/26            Thu 04/09/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20

MAX/MIN TEMP                 57          30          57          34          66
TEMP                   55 57 47 41 36 31 32 44 53 57 48 42 37 34 35 52 62 65 56
DEWPT                  20 16 15 15 14 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 29 30 31 33
MAX/MIN RH                   20          50          22          69          27
RH                     25 20 27 34 40 49 49 33 26 23 34 44 56 66 69 41 30 28 42
WIND DIR               NW NW  N  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD                6  5  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  3  2  2  1  1  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST              21 18 13    13 12 13 17 17 17 14                        
CLOUDS                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
CLOUDS(%)               4  4  4  4  5  5  5  3  7  8 21 33 36 41 44 26 32 15  4
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9 10
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT                 5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  4 <1
T WIND DIR             NW  N  N  N  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE
T WIND SPD             13 10  8  5 11  8 12  9 10 12 13  5  4  2  2  5  4  3  4
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    80 65  4  3  5  4 16 28 41 53  6  3  2  1  2 16 19 16  2
MAX LVORI               1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2
STABILITY               B  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  G  G  F  A  A  A  A  G
CEILING                    None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES                  28.01 28.10 28.15 28.20 28.15 28.17 28.14 28.13 28.06


Date          Fri 04/10/26Sat 04/11/26Sun 04/12/26Mon 04/13/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20

MIN/MAX TEMP       42      77      50      75      52      77      56      82
TEMP          44 44 74 66 52 53 73 65 55 53 73 69 59 58 81 70
DEWPT         31 34 38 40 40 43 49 47 45 45 49 48 48 51 49 48
RH            60 68 27 38 63 69 43 52 69 74 43 47 67 77 33 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            0       0       5      20       5       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS                         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