RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
631 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026

VAZ018-220800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
631 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026

Date           09/21/26      Tue 09/22/26            Wed 09/23/26            Thu
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          68          55          60          53
TEMP             68 66 65 64 64 66 67 65 61 59 58 57 56 58 59 58 56 55 55 55 54
DEWPT            67 65 64 64 63 66 67 65 61 58 57 56 55 57 58 58 56 54 54 53 52
MIN/MAX RH                   99          94          99          94         100
RH               97 97 97100 97100100100100 96 96 96 96 96 96100100 96 96 93 93
WIND DIR          S SE  E  E SE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE
WIND SPD          2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  6  6  8  8  8  6  5  5  6  8  8  8  8
WIND GUST                                19 21 24 26 25 20 17 18 21 24 26 26 24
CLOUDS           B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)        83 80 88 84 86 93 93 95 95 92 91 79 90 90 85 85 85 87 85 73 84
VSBY              8  3  1  1  1  4  4  4  4  3  5  5  6  6  6  6 10            
POP 12HR                     90          90          90          80          80
RAIN                                      L  D  L  C  D  D  L  L  D  D  L  L  C
RAIN SHWRS       NM NM  O  O NM SC  O  O                                       
TSTMS            SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC                                       
MIX HGT          <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2            
T WIND DIR       SE  E  E SE  E SE  E NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE            
T WIND SPD        8  6  8  4  4  5  6  9 12 11 10 11 10 11 12 12 11            
DISPERSION       VP VP VP VP             PR PR PR PR             PR PR PR PR   
ADI               4  3  4  2  4  8 10 12  8  8  9 10 16 19 22 22  8            
MAX LVORI         8  8  8  8  8  8  7  5  8  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  8            
STABILITY         F  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  E  E  D  D  D  D  D  D  E            
CEILING              1100     0   100   100   100   200   200   200   200      
STA PRES            27.83 27.86 27.88 27.90 27.95 27.95 28.00 28.01            


Date           09/24Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26
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       61      49      70      46      70      48      72      50      74
TEMP          60 54 51 50 67 58 50 47 68 58 51 49 70 60 53 51 72 62
DEWPT         59 53 49 47 52 48 44 43 49 48 46 45 52 51 48 48 57 57
RH            96 96 93 89 59 69 80 86 51 69 83 86 53 72 83 89 59 84
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR           30       0       5       5       0       0       5       5       5
RAIN           C                                                   

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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