RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

VAZ018-152000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

Date             Thu 10/15/26            Fri 10/16/26            Sat 10/17/26
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                 71          64          82          49          55
TEMP                68 70 70 68 66 65 65 64 76 81 76 62 56 54 51 49 50 54 52 44
DEWPT               67 68 67 65 64 62 62 62 65 62 61 57 51 46 44 42 41 39 36 33
MAX/MIN RH                   91          94          53          84          54
RH                  97 93 90 90 93 90 90 93 69 53 60 84 83 74 77 77 71 57 54 65
WIND DIR             S  S  S  S SE  S SW  W SW  W  W NW NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
WIND SPD             4  3  3  2  3  3  3  5  8  9  9 14 16 16 14 13 11  9  9  6
WIND GUST                             13 20 25 25 26 33 37 39 39 37 29 25 23 20
CLOUDS              OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           96 94 91 83 68 58 28 13  7  8 43 74 74 62 66 65 42 34 20 25
VSBY                 5  5  6  7  3  3  4  4  9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     70          50          30          30          20
RAIN SHWRS          NM NM NM SC IS                IS SC SC IS IS IS IS       IS
TSTMS                  IS IS                                                   
Obvis               PF                                                         
MIX HGT              1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  6  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  1
T WIND DIR           E  E SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N
T WIND SPD           8  9  5  5  5  3  2  4 21 21 18 10 24 24 20 21 26 20 26 25
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             GD GD GD GD             PR
ADI                 10 11  5  3  3  2  1  5 84 97 66 12 27 32 28 44 88 79 98 11
MAX LVORI            5  4  5  6  6  7  7  6  1  1  1  4  3  3  3  3  3  1  1  3
STABILITY            D  C  C  F  F  F  G  B  B  C  C  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  C  F
CEILING               100   100   100  None  None  None  1300  1400  None  None
STA PRES            27.90 27.89 27.85 27.77 27.69 27.61 27.66 27.72 27.85 27.96


Date          Sun 10/18/26Mon 10/19/26Tue 10/20/26Wed 10/21/26
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       36      55      38      60      44      65      46      65
TEMP          40 37 55 46 41 39 60 51 47 45 64 55 49 47 65 55
DEWPT         31 28 33 34 32 31 43 43 41 40 47 46 44 41 49 48
RH            70 70 43 63 70 73 53 74 79 82 54 72 83 79 56 77
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           20      10      20      10       5       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    IS          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