RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu May 14 2026

VAZ018-142000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu May 14 2026

Date             Thu 05/14/26            Fri 05/15/26            Sat 05/16/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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                 60          44          73          52          84
TEMP                53 57 58 53 49 46 44 48 62 70 72 63 56 53 52 57 73 80 82 75
DEWPT               38 38 37 37 38 37 36 37 40 39 39 41 39 38 38 44 51 54 57 57
MAX/MIN RH                   45          72          30          62          41
RH                  57 49 45 54 66 71 73 65 44 32 30 44 53 57 59 62 46 41 43 54
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W NW  W  W  W  N SW SW SW SW
WIND SPD            12 10 10  9  5  4  4  8  9  6  4  1  1  1  1  0  3  5  5  2
WIND GUST           28 25 26 27 27 23 20 27 23 17                      16 18 12
CLOUDS              SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS(%)           44 48 37 32  9 20  4  8 20 23 58 51 39 41 44 41 40 52 51 44
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  9  9 10 10  9 10 10  9
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
RAIN SHWRS                                                                   IS
TSTMS                                                                        IS
MIX HGT              4  5  5  1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W SW SW SE
T WIND SPD          21 23 26 23  8  5  6 25 18 14 10 12  2  2  1  1  5 12 10  3
DISPERSION                   PR PR VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 80127143 15  4  3  3 51 90 84 58  6  1  1  1  1 14 28 30  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  2
STABILITY            C  B  B  E  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F  G  F  F  A  A  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.66 27.69 27.74 27.75 27.80 27.78 27.85 27.86 27.89 27.85


Date          Sun 05/17/26Mon 05/18/26Tue 05/19/26Wed 05/20/26
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       60      83      62      86      63      86      65      84
TEMP          63 64 84 78 65 66 88 79 67 68 87 79 69 70 84 77
DEWPT         53 55 56 58 54 58 58 59 56 59 59 59 57 60 60 60
RH            70 73 38 50 68 75 36 50 68 73 39 50 66 71 44 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      10       5      20      10      20      50
RAIN SHWRS    IS                      IS          IS    SC SC
TSTMS         IS                                  IS       SC

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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