RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
732 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

VAZ018-080900-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
732 PM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Date           03/07/26      Sun 03/08/26            Mon 03/09/26            Tue
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07

MIN/MAX TEMP                 61          69          44          73          50
TEMP                65 63 61 61 64 67 66 58 53 49 46 45 61 70 72 63 57 54 52 52
DEWPT               56 57 56 56 57 55 49 44 43 42 40 41 47 44 42 41 40 41 42 44
MIN/MAX RH                   85          54          84          33          75
RH                  73 81 84 84 78 65 54 59 69 77 79 86 60 39 34 44 53 61 69 74
WIND DIR             W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
WIND SPD             6  6  6  6  6  9  6  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
WIND GUST           26 25 24 23 26 26 23 14             14 19 17               
CLOUDS              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)           82 81 86 77 76 85 62 52 14  7 14 17 10  8  3  4  4  8 17 12
VSBY                10 10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10  9  9 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12HR                     60          50           5          10           5
RAIN SHWRS          SC SC SC SC SC SC IS                                       
TSTMS               IS IS IS IS                                                
MIX HGT              2  1  1  2  3  4  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  6  6 <1            
T WIND DIR          SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W SW            
T WIND SPD          12 16 12 10 29 28 25 16  4  4  4  3  4 10 10  3            
DISPERSION          PR PR PR             VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP   
ADI                  8 11  8 17 70 77 77  7  2  2  2  4 14 71 72  2            
MAX LVORI            3  4  4  3  3  1  1  3  3  4  4  5  2  1  1  2            
STABILITY            E  E  E  D  D  D  D  F  G  G  G  B  B  B  B  G            
CEILING              2000  1100  2200  2700  None  None  None  None  None      
STA PRES            27.76 27.69 27.70 27.74 27.83 27.85 27.87 27.83            


Date           03/10Wed 03/11/26Thu 03/12/26Fri 03/13/26Sat 03/14/26
UTC 6hrly     18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
EST 6hrly     13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19

MAX/MIN TEMP       78      58      81      44      61      30      55      40      62
TEMP          76 69 60 59 80 71 65 48 45 39 34 31 52 49 44 41 59 54
DEWPT         54 52 53 55 58 55 54 45 27 19 20 19 24 29 31 32 33 33
RH            46 55 78 87 47 57 68 89 49 44 56 61 33 46 60 70 37 45
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR           20      10      20      70      60      10      20      20      10
RAIN                                   L  C           S  S         
RAIN SHWRS       IS          IS SC NM                              

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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