RAWS Point Forecast - Craig Valley, VA

EXPERIMENTAL...FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Blacksburg VA
701 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026

VAZ018-172100-
RAWS 444002
37.56N  80.18W Elev. 2702 ft
701 AM EST Tue Feb 17 2026

Date             Tue 02/17/26            Wed 02/18/26            Thu 02/19/26
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                 63          45          64          48          61
TEMP                52 61 61 52 49 47 46 46 55 62 63 58 55 53 51 49 56 60 58 53
DEWPT               40 45 45 44 42 41 41 41 45 48 49 48 48 48 47 46 49 49 50 48
MAX/MIN RH                   51          83          60          91          68
RH                  63 56 56 74 77 79 83 83 69 60 60 69 77 83 86 89 77 67 75 83
WIND DIR             W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD             2  3  2  1  2  2  2  2  4  6  6  6  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  2
WIND GUST                                12 19 24 25 24 20 17 12       14 13   
CLOUDS              SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%)           41 53 82 78 80 90 90 71 79 83 85 69 56 60 64 65 65 76 80 80
VSBY                10 10 10 10 10  9 10 10 10  9  9 10  9  9  9  3  5  4 10   
POP 12HR                      0           0          10          20          60
RAIN SHWRS                                                 IS IS SC SC NM NM SC
MIX HGT             <1  4  1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1  3  3  1  1 <1 <1 <1 <1  2  2 <1
T WIND DIR           W  W SW SE  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD           3 16  5  6  5  4  3  6 12 25 20 14 11 10  5  1  5  8  5  2
DISPERSION                   VP VP VP VP             PR VP VP VP             VP
ADI                  4 58 10  3  3  2  2  5 15 58 48 10  8  5  3  1  4 17 12  1
MAX LVORI            3  1  2  3  4  4  5  4  3  1  1  3  4  5  6  7  4  3  3  5
STABILITY            B  C  C  F  F  F  F  C  D  D  D  E  E  F  F  C  C  C  C  F
CEILING              None  3100 15000   600   600  1300   900  1000   600   500
STA PRES            27.89 27.83 27.79 27.69 27.64 27.61 27.67 27.67 27.67 27.59


Date          Fri 02/20/26Sat 02/21/26Sun 02/22/26Mon 02/23/26
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       49      61      41      53      36      44      25      38
TEMP          51 50 61 53 46 42 50 46 41 36 42 37 30 26 36 29
DEWPT         47 45 44 35 33 34 34 32 31 28 26 22 18 15 13 11
RH            86 83 53 50 60 73 54 58 67 72 53 54 60 62 38 46
WIND SPD          <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR           70      50      30      40      50      40      30      20
RAIN              L  C  S     C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C         
RAIN SHWRS    SC                                             
SNOW                                               C  S  S   

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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