RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
531 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

VAZ018-092000-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
531 AM EDT Sat May 9 2026

Date             Sat 05/09/26            Sun 05/10/26            Mon 05/11/26
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                 75          52          80          56          66
TEMP             56 67 72 73 65 58 54 53 57 73 79 78 68 63 59 57 56 59 64 62 55
DEWPT            44 48 46 46 47 46 47 46 50 51 49 49 51 52 51 50 51 50 46 42 38
MAX/MIN RH                   37          79          35          83          47
RH               64 50 39 38 52 64 77 77 77 46 35 36 54 67 75 77 83 72 52 48 53
WIND DIR         SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N NW NW
WIND SPD          4  5  6  6  3  2  3  3  2  5  5  5  2  2  1  2  3  3  4  6  4
WIND GUST        17 19 20 21 14       13 12 17 16 17 13          14 13 14 17 20
CLOUDS           B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS(%)        70 65 59 34 11 13  6 10  5  8 20 14 31 43 75 84 84 84 62 38 25
VSBY             10 10  7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  6  6  6  7  7   
POP 12HR                     20           0           5          60          80
RAIN SHWRS             IS                                  NM NM  O  O IS IS   
TSTMS                  IS                                                      
MIX HGT          <1  5  6  5 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  5  8  7 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2  4  1
T WIND DIR       SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  E NE NE  N  N  N
T WIND SPD        6 19 21 24 13  5  5  5  5 23 17 13  1  1  2 13 20 23 10 10 10
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             VP VP VP VP             VP
ADI               5 82 96146  6  3  3  3  6150156112  1  1  1  6 24 59 29 51  5
MAX LVORI         3  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  1  1  1  2  4  3  4  3  3  2  1  2
STABILITY         C  C  C  B  G  G  G  G  A  A  A  A  G  F  F  F  B  B  C  B  F
CEILING              2900  None  None  None  None  None  None  4900  1400  None
STA PRES            27.61 27.59 27.68 27.72 27.77 27.73 27.72 27.68 27.75 27.76


Date          Tue 05/12/26Wed 05/13/26Thu 05/14/26Fri 05/15/26
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       41      69      49      71      51      68      49      73
TEMP          44 45 66 60 49 51 67 63 54 53 66 61 51 51 70 66
DEWPT         34 35 35 37 35 40 49 49 46 46 45 44 42 44 47 47
RH            68 68 32 42 58 66 52 60 74 77 47 53 71 77 44 50
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       0      20      70      40      20      10      10
RAIN SHWRS                   IS SC NM SC    IS               
TSTMS                              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