RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

VAZ018-032100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2026

Date             Tue 11/03/26            Wed 11/04/26            Thu 11/05/26
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                 68          50          71          61          74
TEMP                58 67 67 57 55 52 50 51 61 69 68 62 61 61 61 61 67 73 72 63
DEWPT               47 50 54 52 52 50 50 48 56 57 58 57 58 59 59 60 64 64 63 60
MAX/MIN RH                   56          99          64          95          72
RH                  67 54 63 83 90 93100 89 84 66 70 84 90 93 93 97 90 73 73 90
WIND DIR             S  S SE  S SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S SW
WIND SPD             2  4  5  2  2  1  1  1  3  5  5  3  3  3  3  2  3  3  2  1
WIND GUST                 16                13 18 17 14 14 14 14               
CLOUDS              FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)            6  6  3  8 21 25 47 66 62 73 81 83 92 90 88 87 79 76 76 73
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9  5  4  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          30          80          60
RAIN                                                  L  L  D  D               
RAIN SHWRS                                                       SC SC NM NM SC
MIX HGT              1  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR           S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
T WIND SPD           8 10 11  8  6  6  5  6 10 14 11  9  9  8  8  8 10 10  8  5
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 14 34 34  4  3  3  3  5 21 36 22  4  4  4  4  6 22 31 18  3
MAX LVORI            3  1  1  5  6  6  8  6  4  3  3  5  5  6  6  6  4  3  3  6
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  G  F  C  C  D  D  F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None   100   500   400   700   700   600
STA PRES            28.05 27.99 27.98 27.93 27.90 27.84 27.79 27.74 27.73 27.69


Date          Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26
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       58      71      50      65      46      63      44      57
TEMP          60 58 69 61 53 50 63 56 49 46 60 54 47 44 54 49
DEWPT         57 55 56 50 47 45 47 43 41 40 44 40 38 36 39 34
RH            90 90 63 67 80 83 56 62 74 79 55 59 71 73 57 56
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           50      60      10       5       5      10      20      20
RAIN                                               S  S  S  S
RAIN SHWRS    SC SC NM 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