RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
431 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

VAZ018-150800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
431 PM EDT Tue Apr 14 2026

Date           04/14/26      Wed 04/15/26            Thu 04/16/26            Fri
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                 63          88          64          87          62
TEMP          81 73 67 64 63 64 78 86 87 77 71 67 64 65 78 84 86 77 69 65 63 63
DEWPT         51 52 52 53 52 51 53 51 50 49 47 47 48 50 51 50 49 47 48 48 51 55
MIN/MAX RH                   68          27          59          28          74
RH            35 48 59 67 67 63 42 30 28 37 42 49 56 58 39 31 28 35 47 54 65 75
WIND DIR       W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD       9  4  3  3  3  3  5  5  5  3  3  2  3  3  6  6  6  4  4  4  5  5
WIND GUST        17 16 13 14 16 19 17 17 13 13 13 14 16 20 20 19 18 18 19 20 21
CLOUDS        SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW
CLOUDS(%)     47 15 10 22 13  0 12 10 21 54 49 55 56 42 42 52 34 45 45 51 51 25
VSBY          10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          30
RAIN SHWRS                                                       IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT        5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  7 <1            
T WIND DIR     W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W            
T WIND SPD    17 12  5  5  4  5 17 12 12  5  5  4  5  5 20 16 19 16            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP PR   
ADI          102  6  3  3  2  6 64 92107  3  3  2  3  6 90114149 11            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  3  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2            
STABILITY      B  F  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  F  F  F  F  A  B  B  B  E            
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.85 27.84 27.86 27.82 27.80 27.79 27.78 27.72            


Date           04/17Sat 04/18/26Sun 04/19/26Mon 04/20/26Tue 04/21/26
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       84      58      90      53      68      39      61      37      68
TEMP          81 74 60 61 87 80 66 55 67 57 46 40 58 53 40 40 65 59
DEWPT         51 47 47 49 49 50 52 49 39 30 25 23 22 20 24 26 26 27
RH            35 38 62 65 27 35 61 80 36 35 43 50 25 27 52 57 23 29
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR           20       5      10      30      50      10       5       5       5
RAIN SHWRS    IS                SC SC SC 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