RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
202 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

VAZ018-310800-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
202 PM EDT Mon Mar 30 2026

Date           03/30/26      Tue 03/31/26            Wed 04/01/26            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                 55          79          61          80          58
TEMP          69 63 60 56 55 57 70 77 79 71 66 63 62 62 75 80 78 69 65 62 59 59
DEWPT         50 48 48 48 49 50 55 55 53 52 54 54 53 54 58 58 58 57 56 55 55 55
MIN/MAX RH                   79          41          77          46          91
RH            51 58 64 74 80 77 59 47 41 51 65 72 72 75 55 47 50 66 73 78 87 87
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
WIND SPD       6  4  5  5  4  4  6  8  8  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST     19 19 20 21 19 19 24 23 24 19 21 20 19 21 24 19 17               
CLOUDS        B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%)     65 50 15 15 18 33 29 41 30 26 28 39 39 51 52 81 81 58 58 30 29 41
VSBY           7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10            
POP 12HR                      5          20           5          70          40
RAIN SHWRS    IS                   IS IS             SC SC NM NM SC SC       IS
TSTMS                                                   IS SC SC               
MIX HGT        4 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  5  6 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  4  6  3 <1            
T WIND DIR    SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW            
T WIND SPD    16 16 12 11  9  6 23 21 19 13  9 11 12  9 24 16 13 16            
DISPERSION       VP PR PR VP             PR PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP   
ADI           45 11  6  5  4  7 96 68 63  6  4  5  6 10 65 53 30  7            
MAX LVORI      1  2  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  2  3  3  3  4  1  1  1  3            
STABILITY      D  E  F  F  F  B  B  D  D  F  F  F  F  D  D  D  D  F            
CEILING        None  None  None  None  None  None  None  2000  3700  None      
STA PRES      27.97 27.98 27.96 27.96 27.88 27.88 27.89 27.93 27.90            


Date           04/02Fri 04/03/26Sat 04/04/26Sun 04/05/26Mon 04/06/26
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       81      58      79      60      80      57      70      45      63
TEMP          78 73 61 60 77 71 62 61 79 69 63 58 68 60 52 46 60 56
DEWPT         57 52 52 55 56 53 55 56 58 56 55 55 51 44 41 39 38 35
RH            48 48 72 84 48 53 78 84 49 63 75 90 54 55 66 76 44 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR           40      10      40      20      60      30      70      40      30
RAIN SHWRS    IS SC       IS SC IS    SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS                        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