RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

VAZ018-042000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Fri Sep 4 2026

Date             Fri 09/04/26            Sat 09/05/26            Sun 09/06/26
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                 93          71          89          66          78
TEMP                88 91 90 77 75 73 71 72 83 89 85 74 71 69 68 67 72 77 74 68
DEWPT               69 68 66 68 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 68 67 66 66 70 69 68 65
MAX/MIN RH                   42          85          49          98          78
RH                  54 47 45 74 71 79 84 84 59 50 57 82 90 93 93 97 93 76 82 90
WIND DIR            NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NE  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             4  5  5  3  2  3  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  2
WIND GUST           14    16             14 18 18 19 13                        
CLOUDS              CL FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS(%)            4 21 27 23 20  8 15 28 15 53 71 71 71 59 59 82 82 80 80 51
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  7  4  5  9 10 10 10 10  8 10  6 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                      5           5          40          60          70
RAIN SHWRS                                     SC    NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
TSTMS                                          IS    SC IS             IS IS   
MIX HGT              5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR          NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW  E  E  E  E  E  E
T WIND SPD          17 16 13  5  3  3  2  5 16 16 17  9  8  2  1  8 11 13 19 16
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                100113 93  3  2  2  1  6 63 92 94  4  4  1  1  8 31 39 56  7
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  4  5  6  5  1  1  1  5  6  7  9  8  4  3  4  5
STABILITY            A  A  A  G  G  G  G  A  A  B  B  F  F  F  F  B  B  B  B  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  9900  7800 18100   700   700
STA PRES            27.82 27.77 27.76 27.75 27.74 27.66 27.64 27.65 27.73 27.77


Date          Mon 09/07/26Tue 09/08/26Wed 09/09/26Thu 09/10/26
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       62      76      60      82      63      87      68      89
TEMP          65 62 74 69 63 61 80 72 65 64 85 76 70 70 87 77
DEWPT         61 60 65 61 57 58 65 62 59 60 67 65 63 63 68 65
RH            87 93 74 76 81 90 60 71 81 87 55 69 78 78 53 67
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR           30       5       0       5       0       5       5      20
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                           IS
TSTMS                                                      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