RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

VAZ018-012000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
801 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026

Date             Thu 10/01/26            Fri 10/02/26            Sat 10/03/26
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                 86          61          86          63          68
TEMP                74 83 84 69 65 64 62 62 79 86 83 71 68 67 65 63 64 67 64 59
DEWPT               58 57 55 55 55 55 54 54 62 64 64 64 64 64 63 61 62 62 59 54
MAX/MIN RH                   37          76          49          95          83
RH                  57 41 37 61 70 73 75 75 56 48 53 79 87 90 93 93 93 84 84 83
WIND DIR             W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  E  E  E  E  E
WIND SPD             2  3  2  1  3  4  4  4  5  6  6  4  3  2  1  2  3  3  3  3
WIND GUST                       13 14    14 18 18 18 14                        
CLOUDS              FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           18 10 24 19 26 22 30 29 37 51 35 43 68 78 78 88 89 88 86 86
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10 10 10  7 10 10  9 10 10 10  8  8 10 10  8  9
POP 12HR                      0           0           5          60          70
RAIN SHWRS                                                 NM NM NM NM SC SC SC
MIX HGT              3  6  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  3 <1 <1 <1 <1  1  1  1  2  1
T WIND DIR           W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N NE NE NE  E  E
T WIND SPD          10  9 10  5  6  5  4  4 21 20 21 11  6 11  8 11 10  4  5  3
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                 33 58 65  3  3  3  2  5 89 66 88  8  3  5  4 15 19  9 12  2
MAX LVORI            1  1  1  3  3  3  4  4  1  1  1  4  6  5  6  5  5  4  4  5
STABILITY            B  B  B  G  G  F  F  B  B  D  B  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  None  None  None  None  None  1100   400   200   200
STA PRES            27.91 27.85 27.85 27.81 27.79 27.73 27.77 27.86 27.95 27.93


Date          Sun 10/04/26Mon 10/05/26Tue 10/06/26Wed 10/07/26
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       56      65      56      73      44      65      41      67
TEMP          59 56 62 60 59 56 71 60 50 45 63 53 45 42 65 55
DEWPT         53 52 60 57 56 54 56 48 45 40 43 40 38 37 46 43
RH            80 86 93 90 90 93 59 64 83 82 48 61 76 82 50 64
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR           60      50      10       5       0       0       0       0
RAIN SHWRS    SC NM 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