RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VAZ018-240800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 PM EDT Fri Oct 23 2026

Date           10/23/26      Sat 10/24/26            Sun 10/25/26            Mon
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                 38          59          38          63          39
TEMP                47 44 42 40 50 56 57 50 46 43 41 40 55 62 61 49 46 44 41 40
DEWPT               41 39 38 38 40 38 37 37 36 35 36 37 47 47 44 43 42 40 38 35
MIN/MAX RH                   96          46          95          53          89
RH                  79 82 86 92 68 51 47 61 68 73 82 89 74 58 53 80 86 86 89 82
WIND DIR             E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E SE SE SE  N  N NW  W
WIND SPD             3  4  2  2  3  4  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  3  2  1  0  0  1  1
CLOUDS              FW FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           12 10 24 47 20  3  4  2  5  7 26 52 13 10  4  1  4  7 10 12
VSBY                10 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  9  8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  0   
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
MIX HGT             <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  3 <1            
T WIND DIR           E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE            
T WIND SPD          10 10  8  6  4  4  4  8  9  9  6  5  4  5  4  2            
DISPERSION          VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  5  5  4  7 13 18 17  4  4  4  3  6 13 22 18  1            
MAX LVORI            4  4  6  6  3  2  2  3  3  3  5  6  3  2  2  4            
STABILITY            G  F  G  B  B  B  B  G  G  G  G  C  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            28.11 28.15 28.20 28.18 28.22 28.22 28.25 28.18            


Date           10/26Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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       71      43      71      47      65      47      71      47      71
TEMP          70 57 47 45 69 59 50 48 64 56 50 47 68 58 51 48 69 59
DEWPT         44 42 40 37 47 46 44 43 50 48 46 44 51 48 46 43 50 47
RH            39 57 76 73 45 62 80 83 60 74 86 89 54 69 83 83 51 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       0       0       0

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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