RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

VAZ018-252000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Sep 25 2026

Date             Fri 09/25/26            Sat 09/26/26            Sun 09/27/26
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                 74          45          77          48          76
TEMP                60 72 73 56 51 49 46 46 68 77 74 58 54 52 50 49 65 73 71 59
DEWPT               36 36 36 37 40 40 40 40 43 43 45 46 47 47 46 45 49 49 50 49
MAX/MIN RH                   25          79          31          90          42
RH                  41 27 26 49 66 71 79 79 40 30 35 64 77 83 86 86 56 43 47 69
WIND DIR             N NE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD             4  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  5  8  8  5  5  6  8  9  9  9  8
WIND GUST           17 16 16    14          14    20 23 18 16 19 25 26 26 26 23
CLOUDS              CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
CLOUDS(%)            3  3  2  7  3  4  1  7 14  2 18 10  8  9  4 11 11 24 28 34
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  9  6  9 10 10 10                        
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT              2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  4  4 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR          NW NE  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD           8 12 14  5  6  5  5  6 10 16 20 11 11  9 12 17 28 25 24 24
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR
ADI                 21 58 73  3  3  3  3  7 27 79106  8  5  4  6 25 88 89 86 16
MAX LVORI            2  1  1  2  3  3  4  4  2  1  1  3  4  5  5  4  1  1  1  3
STABILITY            B  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  E  F  F  F  B  C  C  C  E
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None
STA PRES            27.90 27.83 27.84 27.78 27.78 27.73 27.73 27.67 27.65 27.64


Date          Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26Wed 09/30/26Thu 10/01/26
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       52      75      52      79      54      82      60      81
TEMP          56 53 74 63 55 53 76 65 58 55 79 70 63 61 78 69
DEWPT         50 50 58 54 52 51 57 55 53 52 59 58 57 57 64 63
RH            80 89 57 72 90 93 52 70 83 90 50 66 81 87 62 81
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0      10      20
RAIN SHWRS                                              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