RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
1131 AM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

VAZ018-022100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
1131 AM EST Fri Jan 2 2026

Date             Fri 01/02/26            Sat 01/03/26            Sun 01/04/26
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19

MAX/MIN TEMP                 47          34          40          29          43
TEMP                   46 44 37 36 35 35 34 36 40 39 35 34 33 30 29 37 42 41 32
DEWPT                  33 31 29 27 27 27 26 28 29 30 30 30 30 27 23 20 18 18 17
MAX/MIN RH                   59          75          64          88          35
RH                     60 60 72 69 72 72 72 72 64 70 82 85 89 88 78 50 37 39 53
WIND DIR                W  W NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE  N  W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD                9  6  4  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  1  0  1  2  4  4  6  5  3
WIND GUST              28 25 18 12                               16 17 18 17 13
CLOUDS                 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC
CLOUDS(%)              58 66 80 93 94 83 90 92 96 91 71 50 57 35 12  6  5 15 42
VSBY                   10 10 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  8 10  7  3 10 10  9  9 10 10
POP 12HR                      0           5          30          10           0
RAIN                                         S  C  S                           
MIX HGT                 2  2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  3  2 <1
T WIND DIR              W  W NW  W NW NW  W  N  E  E SE SE  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
T WIND SPD             23 20 13 10  9  4  3  2  2  4  4  2  1  3  5  9 17 17 18
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI                    48 38  9  5  4  2  3  2  2  4  2  1  1  2  4 20 52 49  8
MAX LVORI               1  1  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  5  6  6  6  4  2  1  1  2
STABILITY               D  D  E  F  F  F  C  C  C  C  F  F  F  G  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING                     500   500 12300 10200  2300  2000  None  None  None
STA PRES                  27.55 27.60 27.62 27.65 27.64 27.66 27.68 27.75 27.79


Date          Mon 01/05/26Tue 01/06/26Wed 01/07/26Thu 01/08/26
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MIN/MAX TEMP       27      48      33      57      44      59      42      57
TEMP          28 27 46 40 35 34 56 47 46 47 58 48 44 43 56 49
DEWPT         18 20 26 28 30 30 39 39 40 43 45 40 39 39 42 40
RH            66 74 45 62 82 85 53 74 79 86 62 74 82 86 59 71
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR            0       0       0       5      20      20      20      30
RAIN                                      S  S  S     S  C  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